[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 54 (Wednesday, April 13, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H2666]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah:
       H.R. 1505.
       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 IV, section 3, clause 2 
     (relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make all 
     needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or 
     other property belonging to the United States), and Clause 1 
     of Article 1, Section 8, which grants Congress the authority 
     to provide for the common defense and general welfare of the 
     United States, and Clause 18 of Article 1 Section 8, which 
     allows the authority to make laws deemed necessary and 
     proper.