[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 62 (Thursday, April 21, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H1924]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. BRAT:
       H.R. 5032.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress purports to have power to establish the underlying 
     program as a ``necessary and proper'' (Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18) power for exercising a wide variety of spending 
     programs under the ``Power . . . to . . . provide for the . . 
     . general Welfare of the United States'' (Article I, Section 
     8, Clause 1). If Congress has such a power, it may 
     subsequently grant such exceptions as it also considers 
     ``necessary and proper.''