[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 162 (Monday, November 2, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H7390]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:
        H.R. 3872.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Constitution, Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 1 (``The Congress 
     shall have Power To . . . provide for the common Defen[s]e 
     and general Welfare of the United States[.]'') (This bill 
     would amend the COPS program at the Department of Justice to 
     include institutions of higher education as eligible COPS 
     grants recipients, with priority given to minority serving 
     institutions, to fund criminal justice related majors to 
     improve and diversify candidates entering police forces--
     advancing and promoting the nation's common defense and 
     general welfare by increasing racially diversity in police 
     forces, and thereby reducing incidents of police brutality).