[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 12, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H202-H203]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado:
        H.R. 270.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authorities on which this bill rests 
     are: the power of Congress to make rules for the government 
     and regulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated in 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United States 
     Constitution; and the power of

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     Congress to make law regarding the compensation for the 
     services of Senators and Representatives, as enumerated in 
     Article I, Section 6, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, as amended by the 27th Amendment to the United 
     States Constitution.