[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 36 (Wednesday, March 13, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H1397]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 1123.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8 gives Congress the authority 
     ``To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by 
     securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the 
     exclusive Right to their respective Writings and 
     Discoveries.'' This legislation addresses the rights granted 
     by Congress to selected copyrighted works.