[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 4, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H2148]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. GOWDY:
        H.R. 4138.
        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 9; Article 
     III, Section 1; and Article III, Section 2, Clause 2 of the 
     Constitution, which grant Congress authority over federal 
     courts. In addition, each House of Congress may determine the 
     rules of its proceedings under Article I, Section 5, Clause 
     2.