[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 46 (Thursday, March 12, 2026)]
[House]
[Pages H2483-H2484]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CONTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

  Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, the following statements are submitted regarding the 
specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the 
accompanying bill or joint resolution.

           By Mrs. HOUCHIN:
       H.R. 7890.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 7891.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 7892.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution
           By Mr. WALBERG:
       H.R. 7893.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Necessary and Proper Clause (Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18) and The Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution)
           By Ms. STEFANIK:
       H.R. 7894.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the 
     United States, which grants Congress the authority to provide 
     for the general welfare of the United States, and Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 18, which authorizes Congress to make all 
     laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the 
     foregoing powers.
           By Mr. ALLEN:
       H.R. 7895.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Artivle 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. AMO:
       H.R. 7896.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1.
           By Mr. BARR:
       H.R. 7897.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mrs. BIGGS of South Carolina:
       H.R. 7898.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mrs. CHERFILUS-McCORMICK:
       H.R. 7899.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. CLINE:
       H.R. 7900.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. DAVIDSON:
       H.R. 7901.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the 
     United States, which provides: ``The Congress shall have 
     Power . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary and 
     proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and 
     all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the 
     Government of the United States, or in any Department or 
     Officer thereof.'':
       This legislation also implements and protects the 
     constitutional guarantees contained in the Fourth Amendment 
     to the Constitution of the United States, which provides:
       ``The right of the people to be secure in their persons, 
     houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches 
     and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall 
     issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or 
     affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be 
     searched, and the persons or things to be seized.''
           By Mrs. HARSHBARGER:
       H.R. 7902.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I; Section 8 of the United States Constitution
           By Ms. JACOBS:
       H.R. 7903.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution
           By Mr. JAMES:
       H.R. 7904.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
           By Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 7905.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
           By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:
       H.R. 7906.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution
           By Mr. KHANNA:
       H.R. 7907.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia:
       H.R. 7908.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article One Section Eight of the United States Constitution
           By Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI:
       H.R. 7909.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
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           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 7910.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the 
     United States of America
           By Mr. LAWLER:
       H.R. 7911.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. MACKENZIE:
       H.R. 7912.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mrs. McCLAIN DELANEY:
       H.R. 7913.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mrs. McCLAIN DELANEY:
       H.R. 7914.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. MFUME:
       H.R. 7915.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. NEHLS:
       H.R. 7916.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ:
       H.R. 7917.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and Clause 18
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 7918.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution
           By Mr. PAPPAS:
       H.R. 7919.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Ms. SCANLON:
       H.R. 7920.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Ms. SEWELL:
       H.R. 7921.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. SMITH of Nebraska:
       H.R. 7922.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 1, Clause 8 of the Constitution
           By Mr. STAUBER:
       H.R. 7923.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8
           By Ms. STEFANIK:
       H.R. 7924.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1, 3, 12, 13, and 18 of the 
     Constitution of the United States, which grant Congress the 
     authority to provide for the common defense, regulate 
     commerce among the several States, raise and support armies, 
     provide and maintain a navy and make all laws which shall be 
     necessary and proper for carrying into execution those 
     powers.
           By Mr. STEUBE:
       H.R. 7925.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8
           By Ms. STEVENS:
       H.R. 7926.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. THANEDAR:
       H.R. 7927.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Clause 18 of Article I, Section 8 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. TITUS:
       H.R. 7928.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
           By Ms. TITUS:
       H.R. 7929.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
           By Ms. TLAIB:
       H.R. 7930.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 1 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. VAN DREW:
       H.R. 7931.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8
           By Mr. VAN EPPS:
       H.R. 7932.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clauses 1 and 14 of the Constitution 
     of the United States
           By Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN:
       H.R. 7933.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: [The Congress shall have 
     Power . . . ] To make all Laws which shall be necessary and 
     proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and 
     all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the 
     Government of the United States, or in any Department or 
     Officer thereof.

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