[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 28, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H1740-H1741]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois:
       H.R. 4289.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to Article I, Section 5, paragraph 2 that ``Each 
     House may determine Rules of its proceedings;'' further, in 
     Section 8, Congress has the power to ``pay the debts and 
     provide for the common defence and general welfare of the 
     United States.''
       This legislation is within the powers of Congress because 
     it provides transparent accounting of travels by Members of 
     Congress, thereby reducing the debts incurred to pay for said 
     travels. Moreover, this legislation will promote the 
     ``general welfare'' by promoting the trust in which citizens 
     place in their government to be good stewards of their money.