[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H216]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 196.
       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.