[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 170 (Wednesday, November 18, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H8361]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia:
        H.R. 4074.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ``Congress shall have Power 
     To . . . provide for the common Defence and general Welfare 
     of the United States.''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4: ``Congress shall have Power 
     To . . . establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization.''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: ``Congress shall have 
     Power 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.