[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 59 (Wednesday, May 4, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H3061]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 1709.
       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).