Baton Rouge Reporter

Garret Graves was mentioned in Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 5774..... on page H6034 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress published on Oct. 28, 2021 in the Congressional Record.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

By Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana:

H.R. 5774.

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following:

Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the common defense and general welfare of the United States) and Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress).

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 190

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