[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 79 (Wednesday, May 30, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H3266]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 5863.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The attached language falls within Congress' delegated 
     authority to legislate interstate commerce, found in Article 
     I, Section 8, clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution. Further, 
     Congress' authority to regulate the actions of government 
     officials tasked to carry out duly-enacted legislation can be 
     found in Article I, Section 8, clause 18, which authorizes 
     Congress to ``make all Laws which shall be necessary and 
     proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers . . 
     .''