[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2017)]
[House]
[Page H546]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
        H.R. 7.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constutional authority on which this bill is based is 
     Congress's power under the Spending Clause in Article 1, 
     Section 8 of the Constitution.