[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 38 (Friday, March 15, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H1549]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. HUNTER:
        H.R. 1223.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation ensures that the military personnel who 
     are homeowners are not discriminated against for their 
     military service when trying to refinance their property. 
     Specific authority is provided by Article I, section 8 of the 
     United States Constitution (clauses 12, 13, and 14), which 
     grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to 
     provide and maintain a Navy; and to make rules for the 
     government and regulation of the land and naval forces.