[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 116 (Friday, July 29, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H5781]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 2703.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 16
       The Congress shall have Power To provide for organizing, 
     arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such 
     Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United 
     States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment 
     of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia 
     according to the discipline prescribed by Congress.
           By Ms. LEE
       H.R. 2704.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article I of the United States Constitution 
     and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and 
     interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.