[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 47 (Thursday, March 19, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H1804]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. CONYERS:
        H.R. 1459.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       1) Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 of the Unites 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.