[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 8, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H640-H641]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 3982.

[[Page H641]]

       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Amendment I of the United 
     States Constitution, which states, ``Congress shall make no 
     law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting 
     the free exercise thereof. . . .'' Thus, Congress has the 
     authority to protect the American people from discriminatory 
     federal government mandates that infringe on an individual's 
     religious beliefs and practices.