[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 176 (Thursday, December 12, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H8110]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

        By Ms. EDWARDS:
        H.R. 3741.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 18 of 
     Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution, as 
     well as the 5th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia
        H.R. 3742.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this legislation is 
     based is found in article I, section 8, clause 18 granting 
     Congress the power ``to make all Laws which shall be 
     necessary and proper for carrying into Execution foregoing 
     Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in 
     the Government of the United States, or in any Department or 
     Officer thereof.''