[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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