[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H37]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. RIGELL:
       H.R. 143.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 6, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution: ``All 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.''