[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 57 (Monday, May 2, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H2934]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Ms. TSONGAS:
       H.R. 1679.
       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 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18), 
     which grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; 
     to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the 
     government and regulation of the land and naval forces; to 
     provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia; 
     and to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out 
     the foregoing powers.