[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 114 (Friday, August 2, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H5400]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. LOWENTHAL:
       H.R. 2978.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       (1) the authority granted to Congress under article I, 
     section 4 of the Constitution of the United States gives 
     Congress the power to enact laws governing the time, place, 
     and manner of elections for Members of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (2) the authority granted to Congress under section 5 of 
     the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution gives Congress 
     the power to enact laws to enforce section of such amendment, 
     which requires Representatives to be apportioned among the 
     several States according to their number.