[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 63 (Monday, May 7, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H2328]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. WALSH of Illinois:
        H.R. 5521.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, which states that ``The Congress shall have 
     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 . . .''