[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 65 (Thursday, May 12, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H3280]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 1877.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 states that ``Congress shall 
     have the power to . . . provide for the common defense and 
     general welfare of the United States; . . .'' In addition 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 10 states that Congress shall 
     have the power ``to define and punish piracies and felonies 
     committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of 
     nations;'' Also, Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 grants 
     Congress the power ``to . . . make rules concerning captures 
     on land and water;''.