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By Mrs. MURPHY of Florida:
H.R. 2848.
Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following:
Article I, Section 8, clause 1, which gives Congress the power to provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States.
Article I, Section 8, clause 3, which gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several States.
Article I, Section 8, clause 18, which gives Congress the power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers.
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 71
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