[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. GOHMERT:
        H.R. 4167.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, ``The 
     Congress shall have Power . . . to regulate Commerce . . . 
     among the several States.'' Telecommunication devices, such 
     as a multi-line telephone system (MLTS), enable the 
     interstate transmission of voice telephony communication. 
     Additionally, MLTS devices enter the stream of commerce as 
     part of an economic enterprise and affect interstate commerce 
     in that they are bought, sold and transported across state 
     lines, and under Article I, Section 8 Congress has the 
     authority to regulate products in interstate Commerce. See 
     also, U.S. v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549 (1995).
       In addition to Congress's power under the Commerce Clause, 
     ``Congress shall [also] have Power . . . To make all Laws 
     which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into 
     Execution'' its power to regulate Commerce among the several 
     States. U.S. Constitution Article I, Sec. 8, clause 18.