[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 7, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H569]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. WATT:
       H.R. 3931.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, the Taxing and Spending Clause: ``The Congress 
     shall have the Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, 
     Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the 
     common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . . 
     .''