[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 41 (Thursday, March 9, 2017)]
[House]
[Page H2019]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 1452.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution gives 
     Congress the broad authority to provide for the ``general 
     Welfare of the United States.''