[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 8 (Thursday, January 20, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H396]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
        H.R. 3.
        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 Spending Clause in Article I, 
     Section 8 of the Constitution.