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

           By Mr. TIPTON:
       H.R. 1658.
       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, specifically clause 1 (relating to the 
     power of Congress to provide for the general welfare of the 
     United States) and clause 18 (relating to the power to make 
     all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers 
     vested in Congress).