[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 24, 2017)]
[House]
[Page H689]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. POLIS:
       H.R. 689.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to provide for the general welfare of the United 
     States) and Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws 
     necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in 
     Congress).
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and 
     regulations respecting territory or other property belonging 
     to the United States).