[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 56 (Friday, April 15, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H2916]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. WEST:
       H.R. 1663.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       ``The Constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article 1, Section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution, which grants Congress the Power to lay 
     and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and excises to, pay the 
     Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare 
     of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and excises 
     shall be uniform throughout the United States.''