[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[S. Res. 152 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 152

 To amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to require a clause in each 
  bill and resolution to specify the constitutional authority of the 
            Congress for enactment, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                July 17 (legislative day, July 10), 1995

 Mr. Abraham (for himself, Mr. Dole, Mr. Brown, Mr. Hatch, Mr. DeWine, 
Mr. Kyl, and Mr. Kempthorne) submitted the following resolution; which 
       was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 To amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to require a clause in each 
  bill and resolution to specify the constitutional authority of the 
            Congress for enactment, and for other purposes.
    Resolved,

SECTION 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.

    This resolution is approved pursuant to the powers granted to the 
Senate under Article I, section 5, clause 2 of the United States 
Constitution.

SEC. 2. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY CLAUSE IN LEGISLATION.

    The Standing Rules of the Senate are amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following:

                              ``RULE XLIV

            ``constitutional authority clause in legislation

    ``1. (a) A constitutional authority clause shall follow the 
enacting clause of any bill or the resolving clause of any joint 
resolution. The constitutional authority clause shall be in the 
following form (with appropriate modifications and appropriate matter 
inserted in the blanks):
    ```This Act (or resolution) is enacted pursuant to the power(s) 
granted to the Congress under Article(s) __________ section(s) 
__________, clause(s) __________ of the United States Constitution.'''.
    ``(b) A similar clause shall precede the first title, section, 
subsection, or paragraph and each following title, section, subsection, 
or paragraph to the extent the later title, section, subsection, or 
paragraph relies on a different article, section, or clause of the 
Constitution from the one pursuant to which the first title, section, 
subsection or paragraph is enacted.
    ``2. It shall not be in order for the Senate to consider any bill, 
joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that does not 
comply with the provisions of paragraph (1), on the objection of any 
Senator.''.
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