[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 105 (Thursday, July 14, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H5086]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. GOWDY:
       H.R. 2534.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution enumerates the 
     power of Congress to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts 
     and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common 
     defense and general welfare of the United States.