[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 117 (Thursday, August 2, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H5708]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 6275.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution (clauses 1, 2, and 18), which grant 
     Congress the power to provide for the general welfare of the 
     United States; to borrow money on the credit of the United 
     States; and to make all Laws which shall be necessary and 
     proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers.