[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 23, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H283]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Ms. JENKINS:
       H.R. 396.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to 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, 
     which shall consist of a Senate and House of 
     Representatives.''