[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 172 (Tuesday, January 1, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H7565-H7566]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. FITZPATRICK:
       H.R. 6726.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 6 of Article I of the Constitution, 
     which states ``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,

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     which shall consist of a Senate and House of 
     Representatives.''