[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 11 (Thursday, January 22, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H533]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. KILMER:
        H.R. 501.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, sec 8, cl. 3 (commerce clause), & cl. 18 
     (necessary and proper clause); section 1 of the 14th 
     Amendment (due process and equal protection clauses), and 
     section 5 of the 14th Amendment (enforcement). In addition, 
     Article 1, sec 8, & cl. 16.