[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 16 (Monday, February 4, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H343]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. SCHIFF:
       H.R. 456.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Los Angeles Residential Helicopter Noise Relief Act is 
     constitutionally authorized under Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18, the Necessary and Proper Clause. The Necessary and 
     Proper Clause supports the expansion of congressional 
     authority beyond the explicit authorities that are directly 
     discernible from the text.