[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H1115]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. MULVANEY:
       H.R. 1044.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. ``The Congress shall have 
     Power To. . .provide for the. . .general Welfare of the 
     United States. . .''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. ``To regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes.''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18. ``To make all Laws which 
     shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the 
     foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.''
       Because the federal government has extended Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 3 (the Commerce Clause) beyond its intended 
     boundaries, it follows that efforts to rein in excessive 
     federal government encroachment in this area can be justified 
     by Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and the other relevant 
     constitutional authorities.