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May 7, 2026
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Download official House Record PDFReturn to issue contextBy Mr. MOOLENAAR:
H.R. 8700.
Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant
to the following:
This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to
Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United
States Constitution (the Commerce Clause), which grants
Congress the power “to regulate Commerce with foreign
Nations, and among the several States”; Article I, Section
8, Clause 1 (the General Welfare Clause and the power to
provide for the common defense); and Article I, Section 8,
Clause 18 (the Necessary and Proper Clause), which grants
Congress the authority to make all laws necessary and proper
for carrying into execution the foregoing powers.