[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 16, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H2066]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. GOHMERT:
        H.R. 1586.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 17, providing Congress with 
     exclusive jurisdiction over the District of Columbia.
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, providing Congress with 
     the authority to enact legislation necessary to execute one 
     of its enumerated powers, such as Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 17.