[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 3 (Friday, January 7, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H136]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. BROUN of Georgia:
       H.R. 212.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section five of the 14th article of Amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States, which states ``The 
     Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate 
     legislation, the provisions of this article.'' Section two of 
     this article states ``. . . nor shall any State deprive any 
     person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of 
     law . . .''