[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 34 (Tuesday, March 8, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H1620]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. SMITH of Texas:
        H.R. 963.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority to enact this bill is derived 
     from, but may not be limited to, Article I, Section 8, Clause 
     1, of the Constitution, which grants Congress authority to 
     provide for the common defense of the United States; Article 
     I, Section 8, Clause 3, of the Constitution, which grants 
     Congress authority to regulate Commerce with foreign nations 
     and among the several states; and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 9; Article III, Section 1, Clause 1; and Article III, 
     Section 2, Clause 2, of the Constitution, which grants 
     Congress authority over federal courts.