[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 Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 40.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the 
     United States Constitution, Congress shall have the power to 
     enact appropriate laws protecting the civil rights of all 
     Americans.