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Christopher H. Smith was mentioned in Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1382..... on page H732 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress published on Feb. 25, 2021 in the Congressional Record.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:

H.R. 1382.

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

The constitutional authority on which this bill is based is Congress's power under the Commerce Clause in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution and under the Constitution's grants of power to Congress under the Equal Protection, Due Process, and Enforcement Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 36

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