[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 119 (Monday, August 1, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H5887]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. LATTA:
       H.R. 2756.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Taxation: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1
       The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, 
     Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay Debts and provide for the 
     common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but 
     all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout 
     the United States.
           By Ms. LEE
       H.R. 2757.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article I of the United States Constitution 
     and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and 
     interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.