[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 99 (Wednesday, July 6, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H4672]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. SABLAN:
       H.R. 2430.
       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 collect taxes and expend funds to provide for the 
     general welfare of the United States.