[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 59 (Thursday, April 10, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H3197]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 4459.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       1) Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution. This provision permits Congress to make or 
     alter the regulations pertaining to Federal elections;
       2) Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United 
     States Constitution. This provision grants Congress the 
     authority to enact appropriate laws protecting the civil 
     rights of all Americans; and
       3) The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution. 
     This provision prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines and 
     cruel and unusual punishment.