[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 22, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H5177]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. DUNN of Florida:
       H.R. 9847.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the power of Congress to lay and collect taxes for the 
     general welfare, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States.