[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 15, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H4278]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H.R. 2187.
       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 I, Section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution (Clause 1), which grants Congress the 
     power to provide for the ``general Welfare of the United 
     States.''