[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 62 (Friday, April 27, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H2281]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 5144.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution. 
     Specifically, clause 12, which grants Congress the authority 
     to raise and support an Army; clause 13, which grants 
     Congress the authority to provide and maintain a Navy; clause 
     14, which grants Congress the authority to make rules for the 
     Government and Regulation of the land and naval forces; 
     clause 16, which grants Congress the authority to provide for 
     organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia; and clause 
     18, which grants Congress the authority to make all laws 
     necessary and proper for carrying out the foregoing powers.