[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 194 (Wednesday, November 29, 2017)]
[House]
[Page H9516]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. NUNES:
        H.R. 4478.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States provides, in pertinent part, that ``Congress shall 
     have power . . . to . . . provide for the common Defense and 
     general Welfare of the United States'' and ``To make all laws 
     which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into 
     Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested in 
     this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or 
     in any Department or Officer thereof.''
       Article III of the United States Constitution, in that the 
     legislation defines or affects powers of the Judiciary that 
     are subject to legislation by Congress.