[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 26 (Thursday, February 16, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H902]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 4058.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitution of the United States provides clear 
     authority for Congress to pass legislation to provide equity 
     in the bankruptcy process. Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of 
     the Constitution provides that Congress has the power to 
     ``establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform 
     Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United 
     States''.