[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 165 (Tuesday, November 1, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H7207]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 3290.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 7, to establish Post Offices 
     and Post Roads, in combination with Article I, Section 8, 
     clause 18, To make all Laws which shall be necessary and 
     proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and 
     all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the 
     Government of the United States, or in any Department or 
     Officer thereof.
       Further, Congress has the authority to issue postal stamps 
     pursuant to Article I, Section 8, clause 3, granting Congress 
     the power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and 
     among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.