[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2017)]
[House]
[Page H473]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. CARTER of Texas:
        H.R. 495.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1:
       The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, 
     Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; 
     but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States;
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4:
       To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform 
     laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United 
     States;
       Article I Section 8, Clause 10:
       To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the 
     high seas, and offenses against the law of nations;