[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 139 (Friday, November 14, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H7996]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 5708.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I; Section 8; Clause 1 of the Constitution states 
     that Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, 
     Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 12: To raise and support Armies, 
     but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a 
     longer Term than two Years. Article I, Section 8, Clause 13: 
     To provide and maintain a Navy.