[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 62 (Friday, April 27, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H2282]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 5188.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States: ``The Congress shall have Power To. . . provide for 
     the General Welfare of the United States . . .'', also known 
     as the General Welfare Clause, and ``. . . 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 . 
     . .'', also known as the Necessary and Proper Clause.