[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 20, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H5712]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. TED LIEU of California:
       H.J. Res. 98.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section I, which includes an 
     implied power for the Congress to regulate the conduct of the 
     United States with respect to foreign affairs; and U.S. 
     Constitution, Article I, Section 8, which authorizes the 
     Congress to: (1) ``provide for the common Defense and general 
     welfare of the United States,'' and (2) ``make all Laws which 
     shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the 
     foregoing powers.''

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