[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 28 (Monday, February 28, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H1392]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. SCHIFF:
       H.R. 842.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Valley-Wide Noise Relief Act is constitutional under 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, the Commerce Clause, and 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, the Necessary and Proper 
     Clause. The Valley-Wide Noise Relief Act is constitutionally 
     authorized under the Commerce Clause because the bill 
     regulates aviation, which has a direct impact on commerce 
     between the states. The bill is also constitutionally 
     authorized under the Necessary and Proper Clause, which 
     supports the expansion of congressional authority beyond the 
     explicit authorities that are directly discernible from the 
     text.