[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H215]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. GREEN of Texas:
        H.R. 149.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional authority to enact this legislation can 
     be found in:
       General Welfare Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 1)
       Commerce Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 3)
       Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18)
       Appropriations Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 9, Cl. 7)