[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 5, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H43]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Ms. BORDALLO:
       H.R. 44.
       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 make all rules and regulations 
     respecting the Territories and possessions as enumerated in 
     Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the United States 
     Constitution.