[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 56 (Tuesday, April 23, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H2247]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. ISSA:
        H.R. 1663.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the Constitution which 
     says, ``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.''