[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 103 (Tuesday, July 12, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H4945]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 2500.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Congress' legislative 
     powers under Article 1, Section 8, of the Constitution. Under 
     this provision, Congress has the authority to regulate 
     ``commerce among the several states,'' ``To lay and collect 
     Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises,'' and ``To make Rules for 
     the Government.''