[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 64 (Wednesday, May 11, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H3219]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 1826.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution 
     (clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16), 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; and to provide for organizing, arming, and 
     disciplining the militia.