[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 13, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H502]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 642.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The attached legislation falls within the authority of 
     Congress to pass legislation related to interstate commerce, 
     an enumerated power given to the legislative branch pursuant 
     to Article I, Section 8, clause 3, which states that Congress 
     shall have the Power . . . ``To regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes.'' Moreover, Congress' authority to pass 
     legislation related to the federal employees hired to carry 
     out laws passed pursuant to an enumerated power is found in 
     the Necessary and Proper Clause, Article I, Section 8, clause 
     18, which grants Congress the Power ``To make all Laws which 
     shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the 
     foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.''