[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H1722]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina:
        H.R. 1387.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Power to tax and pay debts--Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 1: ``The 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; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be 
     uniform throughout the United States:''
       The Commerce Clause--Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3: ``To 
     regulate Commerce with foreign nations, and among the several 
     states, and with the Indian tribes:''