[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 64 (Thursday, April 19, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H3448]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. LEWIS of Minnesota:
       H.R. 5578.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 18 allows Congress to make all 
     laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into 
     execution any of Congress's enumerated powers, including 
     Congress's powers over appropriations.

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