[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 96 (Monday, July 8, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H4213]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. BARLETTA:
        H.R. 2612.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the general 
     welfare of the United States) and Clause 18 (relating to the 
     power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out 
     the powers vested in Congress) and clause 17 (relating to 
     authority over the district as the seat of government), and 
     Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and 
     regulations respecting the territory or other property 
     belonging to the United States).