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The Interstate Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) of the Constitution authorizes Congress to regulate trade between the states, with other nations and with Native American tribes.

Article I, Section 8

The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

To borrow money on the credit of the United States;

To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes;

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The Interstate Commerce Clause of Article I, Section 8 (Clause 3) of the Constitution allows Congress to regulate trade between the states, with other countries, and with Native American nations.

Article I, Section 8

The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

To borrow money on the credit of the United States;

To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes;

(and so on)

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Commerce Clause, I believe.

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