[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 85 (Thursday, June 7, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H3661]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia:
        H.R. 5925.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Amendment 4, clause 1, of the United States Constitution 
     states that ``the right of the people to be secure in their 
     persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable 
     searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants 
     shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or 
     affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be 
     searched, and the persons or things to be seized.'' Although 
     the Constitution does not specifically designate Congress the 
     power to address personal privacy, Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 18 designates to Congress the power the make all laws 
     necessary and proper for carrying into and protecting against 
     all powers vested by the Constitution of the United States. 
     This bill would be necessary and proper for securing the 
     rights guaranteed to the people in the 4th Amendment.