[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. STUTZMAN:
       H.R. 1657.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article 1, Section 8, clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution bestows upon Congress the authority ``To 
     regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several 
     States, and with Indian Tribes.''
       Congress is within its constitutionally prescribed role to 
     reform, limit, or abolish programs maintained by the United 
     States Department of Agriculture, a body which has regulated 
     interstate commerce under the auspices of Congress.