[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 177 (Thursday, December 8, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H7569]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. RUSH:
        H.R. 6486.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ``The Congress shall have 
     power to provide for the . . . general welfare of the United 
     States . . .''; and
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: ``To make all laws which 
     shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the 
     foregoing powers . . .''