[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 16, 2017)]
[House]
[Page H4224]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. RUTHERFORD:
       H.R. 2471.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 10--``To define and punish 
     Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and 
     Offences against the Law of Nations'' and
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18--``To make all Laws which 
     shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the 
     foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.''