[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 15, 2011)] [House] [Page H924] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. FILNER: H.R. 719. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution (clauses 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18), which grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces; to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia; and to make all laws necessary and proper to execute these powers.