[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 109 (Thursday, July 7, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4548]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mrs. BLACK:
        H.R. 5652.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution which states, ``(t)he 
     Congress shall have 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.''