Congressional Statutes’ Extraterritorial Application

Congressional Statutes’ Extraterritorial Application

Congress is the legislative branch of the United States government consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It is responsible for making laws and balancing out the power of the executive and judicial arms of the government. The powers held by the congress include laying and collection of taxes, regulating commerce, borrowing loans, and declaring war. Under the U.S constitution, the congress is authorized to legislate only in the areas that are delegated to it. However, some congressional statutes do have extraterritorial application. Under the clause 17 Article 1 Section 8 of the constitution the congress has the power to exercise exclusive legislations in all cases whatsoever over the federal district and other territory relinquished to the…