[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 111 (Wednesday, July 16, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H6352]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. BENTIVOLIO:
        H.R. 5121.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 12;
       ``The Congress shall have the power to ... raise and 
     support armies...
       Congress has the power to set the rules for the actions of 
     US military forces, including their ability to detain 
     individuals.
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 13;
       ``To provide and maintain a navy''
       Congress has the power to set the rules for the actions of 
     US military forces, including their ability to detain 
     individuals.
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18;
       ``To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for 
     carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other 
     powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the 
     United States, or in any department or officer thereof.''
       Congress has the power to make laws to carry out the powers 
     in Clause 12 and Clause 13 of Article 1, Section 8.