[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 51 (Friday, March 23, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H3046]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. BRAT:
       H.R. 5408.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress taxes and spends (which is applied to numerous 
     government programs, including grant programs) under Article 
     I, Sec. 8, Cl. ``The Congress shall have Power To lay and 
     collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts 
     and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the 
     United States. . . .''