[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H7516]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. FLORES:
       H.R. 6720.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 6, Clause 1:
       ``The Senators and Representatives shall receive a 
     Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, 
     and paid out of the Treasury of the United States.'' and 
     Clause 1 of Section 1 of Article I, which states ``All 
     legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a 
     Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a 
     Senate and House of Representatives.''