[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 25, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H470]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. COOPER:
        H.R. 419.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       (1) The authority granted to Congress under Article I, 
     Section 4 of the Constitution of the United States gives 
     Congress the power to enact laws governing the time, place, 
     and manner of elections for Members of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (2) The authority granted to Congress under Section 5 of 
     the 14th Amendment to the Constitution gives Congress the 
     power to enact laws to enforce Section 2 of such Amendment, 
     which requires Representatives to be apportioned among the 
     several States according to their number.