[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 77 (Wednesday, May 21, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H4784]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. McCARTHY of California:
       H.R. 4697.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. PALAZZO.
       H.R. 4698.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       (1) Article I Section 8--The Commerce Clause, granting 
     Congress the power to regulate commerce among the several 
     States;
       (2) Article I, Section 8--The Necessary and Proper Clause, 
     granting Congress the power to make all laws which are 
     necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the powers 
     vested by the Constitution of the United States; and
       (3) The 14th Amendment, granting Congress the power to 
     ensure equal protection under the laws.