[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 35 (Monday, March 2, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H1525]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 1196.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section VIII, Clause 1 which states ``The 
     Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, 
     imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the 
     common defense and general welfare of the United States; but 
     all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout 
     the United States.'' In addition, Congress has the authority 
     to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I, Section 
     VIII, Clause 3 which states ``To regulate commerce with 
     foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the 
     Indian tribes.''