[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 46 (Friday, April 1, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H2268]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. TIERNEY:
       H.R. 1339.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution (clauses 1, 16, and 18), which grants 
     Congress the power to provide for the general welfare of the 
     United States; to provide for organizing, arming, and 
     disciplining the militia; and to make all laws necessary and 
     proper for carrying out the foregoing powers.