[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 99 (Thursday, July 11, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H4483-H4484]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. KILMER:
        H.R. 2654.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Article 1, sec 8, cl 3 (commerce clause), & c1. 18 
     (necessary and proper clause); section 1 of the 14th 
     Amendment (due process and equal protection clauses), and 
     section 5 of the 14th Amendment (enforcement). In addition, 
     Article 1, sec 8, & cl. 16: