[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 17, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H6000]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. MEADOWS:
       H.R. 3813.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ``The Congress shall have 
     the Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and 
     Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common 
     Defenseand general Welfare of the United States'' and Article 
     I, Section 8, Clause 18: ``The Congress shall have Power To 
     make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for 
     carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other 
     Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the 
     United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''