[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 27, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H4157]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan:
       H.R. 6036.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The bill relates to matters concerning the foreign policy 
     and national security of the United States.
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States provides, in pertinent part, that ``Congress shall 
     have power ... to pay the debts and provide for the common 
     defense and general welfare of the United States''; ``. . . 
     to raise and support armies. . .''; ``To provide and maintain 
     a Navy''; ``To make Rules for the Government and Regulation 
     of the land and naval Forces''; and ``To make all laws which 
     shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the 
     foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested in this 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.''