[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 195 (Thursday, November 30, 2017)]
[House]
[Page H9569]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina:
        H .R. 4491.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       As described in Article 1, Section 1, ``all legislative 
     powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the 
     United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of 
     Representatives.''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution provides 
     Congress with the authority to ``provide for the common 
     Defense and general Welfare'' of Americans.
       In the Department of Education Organization Act (P.L. 96-
     88), Congress declared that ``the establishment of a 
     Department of Education is in the public interest, will 
     promote the general welfare of the United States, will help 
     ensure that education issues receive proper treatment at the 
     Federal level, and will enable the Federal Government to 
     coordinate its education activities more effectively.'' The 
     Department of Education's mission is to ''promote student 
     achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by 
     fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.''