[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 18 (Tuesday, February 3, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H756]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
        H.R. 667.
        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 the Power to provide for the . . . 
     general welfare of the United State. . . .'' This legislation 
     is introduced pursuant to that grant of authority.