[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2017)]
[House]
[Page H50]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 149.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       General Welfare Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 1)
       Commerce Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 3)
       Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18)
       Appropriations Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 9, Cl. 7)