[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 175 (Thursday, December 3, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H9012]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. CRAWFORD:
        H.R. 4175.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the enumerated powers listed in Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution that states ``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.''