[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 159 (Wednesday, September 26, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H9091]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. SIMPSON:
        H.R. 6924.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact 
     legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution, specifically clause 1 (relating to the 
     power of Congress to provide for the general welfare of the 
     United States) and clause 18 (relating to the power to make 
     all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers 
     vested in Congress), and Article IV, section 3, clause 2 
     (relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make all 
     needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or 
     other property belonging to the United States).