[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 53 (Thursday, April 18, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H2160-H2161]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. SABLAN:
       H.R. 1656.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution, 
     Congress has the power to collect taxes and expend funds to 
     provide for the general welfare of the United States.

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     Congress may also make laws that are necessary and proper for 
     carrying into execution their powers enumerated under Article 
     I.