[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 111 (Tuesday, July 30, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H5174]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. BARLETTA:
       H.R. 2857.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution Clause 18.This 
     is the necessary and proper clause, which allows Congress to 
     enact laws pursuant to the Constitution that will benefit the 
     nation as a whole.