[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 2 (Friday, January 4, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H54]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas:
        H.R. 178.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 6, Clause 1, of the U.S. Constitution: 
     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.