[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 66 (Friday, May 13, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H3303]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN:
       H.R. 1905.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
       (The Constitutional authorities cited in our Committee 
     reports on legislation during the past several years are 
     highlighted on the other side of this page.
       The overwhelming majority have cited ``article I, section 8 
     of the Constitution.''
       A handful had slightly more specific citations to ``article 
     I, section 8, clause 18 of the Constitution.''
       A couple bills with trade/sanctions components have cited 
     ``article I, section 8, clauses 3 and 18 of the 
     Constitution.''
       And one anti-trafficking bill (with significant domestic 
     law enforcement components) cited ``article I, section 8 of 
     the Constitution and the Thirteenth Amendment to the 
     Constitution.''
       The one consistent exception is Resolutions of Inquiry, 
     which always cite ``article I, section 1 of the 
     Constitution.'')