[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 49 (Wednesday, April 6, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H2411]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado:
       H.R. 1388.
       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 law regarding the raising and 
     supporting of armies and to provide and maintain a navy, as 
     enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 12 and 13 of the 
     United States Constitution;

       And

       The power of Congress to make law regarding the needful 
     rules and regulations respecting the property of the United 
     States, as enumerated in Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of 
     the United States Constitution;

       And

       The power of Congress to make law regarding providing for 
     the general welfare of the United States, as enumerated in 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.