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Publication Date: May 1998
Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
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Research Area: Government
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Abstract:
A House rule now requires that committee reports identify the constitutional source of power to enact the reported bill. This report, designed to assist in identification of Congress' legislative powers, lists those powers, sets forth the relevant constitutional text, and provides brief commentary.