[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 37 (Thursday, February 28, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2316]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. MEADOWS:
       H.R. 1459.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 Clause 11:
       To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the 
     high Seas, and Offenses against the Law of Nations;
       And
       Article I Section 8 Clause 1:
       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;