[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 6, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H1442]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. MEADOWS:
       H.R. 5186.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Aritice 1, Section 8, Clause I states, ``The Congress shall 
     have Power To . . . provide for the common Defense and 
     general Welfare of the United States . . .'' And; Article 1, 
     Section 8, Clause 18 states, ``The Congress shall have Power 
     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.''