[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 25, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H471]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:
       H.R. 434.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Vesting Clauses of Articles I, II, and III along with 
     the Supremacy Clause of Article VI, as well as of the Oath of 
     Office that each constitutional officer of the Federal 
     government must take pursuant to Article VI make clear that 
     each coordinate branch of government must ensure that their 
     actions are constitutional.
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Congress' legislative 
     powers under Article I, Section 1, of the Constitution, and 
     the oath to support the Constitution that all Members are 
     required to take under Article VI. Under those provisions, 
     Congress has the authority to prevent the enforcement of 
     unconstitutional federal laws previously passed.