[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 143 (Thursday, November 20, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H8171]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 5762.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitution of the United States provides clear 
     authority for Congress to pass legislation to provide for the 
     general welfare of the United States. Article I of the 
     Constitution, in detailing Congressional authority, provides 
     that ``Congress shall have Power to provide for the . . . 
     general welfare of the United States. . . .'' This 
     legislation is introduced pursuant to that grant of 
     authority.