[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 26 (Friday, February 12, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H818]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. LANCE:
       H.R. 4567.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, of the United States 
     Constitution
       This states that ``Congress shall have the power to . . . 
     lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay 
     the debts and provide for the common defense and general 
     welfare of the United States.''