[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 66 (Thursday, May 10, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H2646]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD:
       H.R. 5713.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution. 
     Congress has the power to collect taxes and expend funds to 
     provide for the general welfare of the United States. Under 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of Section 8 of the 
     Constitution, Congress may make all laws which shall be 
     necessary and proper for carrying into execution its powers 
     and all--powers vested by the Constitution in the government 
     of United States.