[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 143 (Friday, September 23, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H6457]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. PETERSON:
       H.R. 3062.
       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, specifically clause 1 (relating to the 
     power of Congress to provide for the general welfare of the 
     United States), clause 3 (relating to the power to regulate 
     interstate commerce), and clause 18 (relating to the power to 
     make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the 
     powers vested in Congress).