[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 117-123]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   CONSTITUTIONAL 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 Mr. CANTOR:
       H.R. 2.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       For over 200 years, the Congress, the Executive, and the 
     Judiciary have acted according to the principle of coordinate 
     branch construction based on their respective obligations to 
     ensure that all their actions are constitutional. This is the 
     clear meaning of the Vesting Clauses of Articles I, II, and 
     III along with the Supremacy Clause of Article VI, as well as 
     of the Oath of Office that each constitutional officer of the 
     Federal government must take pursuant to Article VI. James 
     Madison made this clear in 1834 stating, ``As the 
     Legislative, Executive, and Judicial departments of the 
     United States are co-ordinate, and each equally bound to 
     support the Constitution, it follows that each must in the 
     exercise of its functions be guided by the text of the 
     Constitution according to its own interpretation of it.''
       The ``Repealing the Job Killing Health Care Law Act'' 
     repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and 
     title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and 
     Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, which 
     included several specific provisions that extend beyond the 
     enumerated powers granted to Congress by the Constitution, 
     including, in particular, the Commerce, Taxing, and the 
     Spending Clauses of Article I, Section 8, as well as the 
     Necessary and Proper Clauses contained therein, and that 
     otherwise improperly extend authority to Federal agencies in 
     a manner inconsistent with the Vesting Clause of Article I, 
     Section 1.
       The general repeal of this legislation is consistent with 
     the powers that are reserved to the States and to the people 
     as expressed in Amendment X to the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. GARRETT:
       H.R. 21.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill seeks to strike a provision from the Patient 
     Protection and Affordable Care Act, the so-called 
     ``individual mandate,'' which is unconstitutional.
       The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires 
     individuals to purchase private health insurance--health 
     insurance that has been approved by the federal government--
     or pay a fine. While Congress is granted the authority to 
     ``regulate commerce . . . among the several states,'' and the 
     Supreme Court has allowed Congress to regulate and prohibit 
     ``economic'' activities that are not, strictly speaking, 
     commerce, this is the first time in our nation's history that 
     Congress has sought to regulate inactivity. And for the first 
     time, Congress has

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     mandated that individuals purchase a private good, approved 
     by the government, as the price of citizenship. This 
     requirement is plainly unconstitutional, and, as Federal 
     District Court Judge Henry Hudson recently wrote in his 
     opinion striking down the individual mandate, ``is beyond the 
     historical reach of the Commerce Clause.''
           By Ms. SPEIER:
       H.R. 22.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8: Congress shall have the power to 
     regulate commerce among the states, and provide for the 
     general welfare.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 23.
       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.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 24.
       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 1, section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution (clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16), 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; and to provide 
     for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.
           By Mr. WOODALL:
       H.R. 25.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1, Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States 
     Constitution which reads: ``The Congress shall have Power to 
     lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises, to pay 
     the Debts, and provide for the common Defense and General 
     Welfare of the United States; but all Duties and Imposts and 
     Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.''
           By Ms. SPEIER:
       H.R. 26.
       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 1, Section 8 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. McINTYRE:
       H.R. 27.
       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 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. McINTYRE:
       H.R. 28.
       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, of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. McINTYRE:
       H.R. 29.
       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 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 30.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 31.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8, clause 1 (relating to the general 
     welfare of the United States), clause 3 (relating to the 
     power to regulate interstate commerce), and clause 18.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 32.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8, clause 1 (relating to the general 
     welfare of the United States) and clause 3 (relating to the 
     power to regulate interstate commerce).
           By Mrs. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 33.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8, clause 1 (relating to the general 
     welfare of the United States) and clause 3 (relating to the 
     power to regulate foreign and interstate commerce).
           By Mrs. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 34.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8, clause 1 (relating to the general 
     welfare of the United States) and clause 3 (relating to the 
     power to regulate interstate commerce).
           By Mrs. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 35.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 1 (``The Congress shall have 
     Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises . 
     . .''), and the 16th Amendment.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 36.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 37.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 1 (``The Congress shall have 
     Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises . 
     . .''), and the 16th Amendment.
           By Mr. FLEMING:
       H.R. 38.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States 
     Constitution and Clause 7 of Section 9 of Article I of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 39.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 40.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the 
     United States Constitution, Congress shall have the power to 
     enact appropriate laws protecting the civil rights of all 
     Americans.
           By Mr. ISSA:
       H.R. 41.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution, 
     which is the Commerce Clause.
           By Mr. ISSA:
       H.R. 42.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, the Interstate Commerce Clause.
           By Mr. ISSA:
       H.R. 43.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4, which states that Congress 
     has the power to establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization.
           By Ms. BORDALLO:
       H.R. 44.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the power of Congress to make all rules and regulations 
     respecting the Territories and possessions as enumerated in 
     Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. ISSA:
       H.R. 45.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 5, Clauses 4 and 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. ISSA:
       H.R. 46.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4; 14th Amendment.
           By Mr. ISSA:
       H.R. 47.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8; 4th Amendment.
           By Mr. CONNOLLY:
       H.R. 48.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 49.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 50.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3.
           By Mr. CONNOLLY:
       H.R. 51.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18.
           By Mr. CONNOLLY:
       H.R. 52.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18.
            By Mr. CONNOLLY:
       H.R. 53.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18.
            By Mr. CONNOLLY:
       H.R. 54.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18.
            By Mr. CONNOLLY:
       H.R. 55.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18.
            By Mr. SCALISE:
       H.R. 56.

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       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 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mr. SCALISE:
       H.R. 57.
       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.
           By Mr. SCALISE:
       H.R. 58.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United 
     States Constitution, and Amendment II of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. SCALISE:
       H.R. 59.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. SCALISE:
       H.R. 60.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. SCALISE:
       H.R. 61.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. DOGGETT:
       H.R. 62.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States 
     Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. DOGGETT:
       H.R. 63.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. DOGGETT:
       H.R. 64.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States 
     Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. DOGGETT:
       H.R. 65.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States 
     Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. DOGGETT:
       H.R. 66.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan:
       H.R. 67.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
     United States government are carried out to support the 
     national security interests of the United States, to support 
     and assist the armed forces of the United States, and to 
     support the President in the execution of the foreign policy 
     of the United States.
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States provides, in pertinent part, that ``Congress shall 
     have power . . . to pay the debts and provide for the common 
     defense and general welfare of the United States''; and ``To 
     make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for 
     carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other 
     Powers vested in this Constitution in the Government of the 
     United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''
           By Mr. LAMBORN:
       H.R. 68.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. LAMBORN:
       H.R. 69.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
        Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. McINTYRE:
       H.R. 70.
       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, Amendment XVI, of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 71.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill in enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 72.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill in enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 73.
       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 1, Section 8, Clause 7 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 74.
       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 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 75.
       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 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 76.
       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 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 77.
       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 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 78.
       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 1, Section 8, Clause 7 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 79.
       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 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 80.
       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 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 81.
       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 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 82.
       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 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 83.
       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 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 84.
       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 1, Section 5 of the United States 
     Constitution, which gives Congress the authority to set rules 
     for its proceedings.
           By Mr. BACA:
       H.R. 85.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the Constitution; and 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution.
           By Mrs. BACHMANN:
       H.R. 86.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Constitution Article I Section 8.
           By Mrs. BACHMANN:
       H.R. 87.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill makes specific changes to existing law in a 
     manner that returns power to the States and to People, in 
     accordance with Amendment X to the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. BARTLETT:
       H.R. 88.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.
       The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, 
     Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; 
     but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States.

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           By Mr. BARTLETT:
       H.R. 89.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4.
       The Congress shall have Power . . . To establish an uniform 
     Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of 
     Bankruptcies throughout the United States.
           By Mr. BARTLETT:
       H.R. 90.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.
       . . . provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of 
     the United States.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas:
       H.R. 91.
       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 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 92.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Article 1, Section 8.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 93.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and Article I, Section 9, 
     Clause 7 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 94.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and Article I, Section 9, 
     Clause 7 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 95.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and Article I, Section 9, 
     Clause 7 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 96.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       We submit this bill under the Constitutional authority of 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 protecting interstate commerce 
     across the Internet. Additionally, we cite Clause 14 of 
     Section 8 to make rules for the federal government.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 97.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and Article IV, Section 3, 
     Clause 2 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H.R. 98.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 4 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H.R. 99.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I and Amendment XVI of the 
     Constitution.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 100.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1; Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 14; and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 101.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 14.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 102.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3; Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 14; and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 103.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3; Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 14.
           By Mr. BOUSTANY:
       H.R. 104.
       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 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 105.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1, Clause 3, and Clause 18 of Section 8 and Clause 7 
     of Section 9 of Article I of the United States Constitution 
     and Amendment XVI of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. CARDOZA:
       H.R. 106.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to its authority under clause 9 of section 8 of article I and 
     section 1 of article III of the Constitution to establish and 
     regulate federal courts.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 107.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution. This provision permits Congress make or alter 
     the regulations pertaining to Federal elections.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 108.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution. This provision permits Congress make or alter 
     the regulations pertaining to Federal elections.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 109.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 and 18, among others.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 110.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 111.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. DOGGETT:
       H.R. 112.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H.R. 113.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H.R. 114.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 115.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
           By Ms. FOXX:
       H.R. 116.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution 
     which states ``Congress shall have power to regulate commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with 
     the Indian Tribes.''
            By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 117.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of Section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. FLEMING:
       H.R. 118.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill makes specific changes to existing law in a 
     manner that returns power to the States and to the people, in 
     accordance to Amendment X of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. FLEMING:
       H.R. 119.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 1 of Section 8 
     of Article I of the United States Constitution and Clause 7 
     of Section 9 of Article I of the United States Constitution.
           By Ms. FOXX:
       H.R. 120.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to Article I, section 8 of the United States 
     Constitution, the bill is authorized by Congress' power to 
     ``provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the 
     United States.''
           By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia:
       H.R. 121.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution that 
     states, ``The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect 
     Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts . . .''
           By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia:
       H.R. 122.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution states 
     ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian Tribes.''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution states 
     ``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.''
           By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia:
       H.R. 123.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution that 
     states, ``The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect 
     Taxes . . .''
       Amendment XVI of the Constitution that states, ``The 
     Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes 
     . . .''
           By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia:
       H.R. 124.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 6, Clause 1 of the Constitution that 
     states ``The Senators and Representatives shall receive a 
     Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, 
     and paid out of the Treasury of the United States.''
       The 27th Amendment to the Constitution states ``Now law, 
     varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and 
     Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of 
     Representatives shall have intervened.''
           By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia:
       H.R. 125.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 of the Constitution that 
     states, ``Each House may determine the Rules of its 
     Proceedings''
           By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia:
       H.R. 126.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution that 
     states that Congress shall have Power ``To regulate Commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several States . . .''
           By Mr. GRAVES of Georgia:
       H.R. 127.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 7 of Section 9 of Article 1 of the Constitution--No 
     Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of 
     Appropriations made by Law.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 128.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, the Commerce Clause.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 129.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, the Commerce Clause.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 130.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, the Commerce Clause.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 131.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the Constitution of the United States.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 132.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the Constitution of the United States.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 133.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the Constitution of the United States.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 134.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the Constitution of the United States.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 135.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the Constitution of the United States.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 136.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress shall have 
     Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, 
     to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and 
     general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts 
     and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 137.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 3 and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 138.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 3 and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 139.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 and Article IV, section 3 of the 
     Constitution of the United States grant Congress the 
     authority to enact this bill.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa:
       H.R. 140.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 5 of the Amendment XIV to the Constitution and 
     Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa:
       H.R. 141.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill makes specific changes to existing law in a 
     manner that returns power to the States and to the People, in 
     accordance with Amendment X of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. KISSELL:
       H.R. 142.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Spending Authorization
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, 
     Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; 
     but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States.
           By Mr. LATTA:
       H.R. 143.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Taxation: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress 
     shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts 
     and Excises, to pay Debts and provide for the common Defence 
     and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, 
     Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United 
     States.
           By Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California:
       H.R. 144.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill makes changes to existing law relating to Article 
     1 Section 7 which provides that ``All bills for raising 
     Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives.''
           By Mr. MACK:
       H.R. 145.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The legislation repeals provisions of the Patient 
     Protection and Affordable Care Act and of the Health and 
     Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 that, in part, were 
     enacted pursuant to section 8 of article I and other 
     provisions, of the Constitution but some provisions of which, 
     including the individual mandate, were enacted in excess of 
     constitutional authority.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 146.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sections 7 and 8, of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 147.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authorization for the Prescription Drug 
     Affordability Act is found in Article 1, Section 8, and 
     Clause 3 of the Constitution giving the Congress the 
     authority to regulate commerce.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 148.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority for the Social Security 
     Preservation Act is article 1 section 9, clause 7 giving 
     Congress the authority to control the expenditures of the 
     federal government.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 149.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority for the Social Security 
     Beneficiary Tax Reduction Act is found in Article 1, section 
     8 which gives Congress power to lay and collect taxes.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 150.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority for the Senior Citizens' Tax 
     Elimination Act is found in Article 1, section 8 which gives 
     Congress power to lay and collect taxes.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 151.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutionality of the seniors' Health Care Freedom 
     Act is the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, 
     which protects American citizens from having their rights to 
     life, liberty or property abridged without due process of 
     law. Forcing seniors into a federal program they do not want, 
     and fording them from forming private contracts, violates 
     their right to liberty and property.
           By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 152.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8, of Article 1, in the United States 
     Constitution.

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           By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 153.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1, Section 7, of Article 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
       Clause 7, Section 9, of Article 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 154.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1, Section 7, of Article 1 and Clause 7, Section 9 
     of Article 1 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H.R. 155.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H.R. 156.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the power of Congress to regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations, provided by Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3, which 
     reads: To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among 
     the several States, and with Indian Tribes.
       The Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act imposes sanctions on 
     individuals who are nationals of Vietnam that the President 
     determines are complicit in human rights abuses committed 
     against nationals of Vietnam or their family members. 
     Sanctions include prohibition of entry and admission to the 
     United States and imposition of the International Emergency 
     Economic Powers Act, including blocking of property, and 
     restricting or prohibiting financial transactions and the 
     exportation and importation of property by the individual.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 157.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to Article I, Section 8 Congress has the power to 
     regulate Commerce.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 158.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to Article I, Section 8 Congress has the power to 
     regulate Commerce.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 159.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the power of Congress to make rules for the government and 
     regulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated in 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. SHULER:
       H.R. 160.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 Clause 1 gives Congress the authority 
     to ``provide for the common defense and general welfare of 
     the United States.''
           By Mr. SHULER:
       H.R. 161.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 Clause 1--``The Congress shall have 
     power to lay and collect taxes''.
           By Mr. SIMPSON:
       H.R. 162.
       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, specifically clause 9, which states 
     ``The Congress shall have Power . . . To constitute Tribunals 
     inferior to the supreme Court.'' In addition, Article III, 
     Section 1 states that ``The judicial Power of the United 
     States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such 
     inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain 
     and establish.''
           By Mr. SIMPSON:
       H.R. 163.
       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, specifically clause 1 (relating to 
     providing for the general welfare of the United States) and 
     clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary 
     and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress), 
     and Article IV, section 3, clause 2 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and 
     regulations respecting the territory or other property 
     belonging to the United States).
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 164.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 165.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 166.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 167.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 168.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 169.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 170.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 171.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 172.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 173.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H.R. 174.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The U.S. Constitution including Article 1, Section 8.
            By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H.R. 175.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The U.S. Constitution including Article 1, Section 8.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H.R. 176.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The U.S. Constitution including Article I, Section 8.
            By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 177.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of 
     the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 178.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8 of the United States Constitution 
     (clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16), 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; and to provide for organizing, arming, and 
     disciplining the militia, and for governing such part of them 
     as may be employed in the Service of the United States.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 179.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8 of the United States Constitution 
     (clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16), 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; and to provide for organizing, arming, and 
     disciplining the militia, and for governing such part of them 
     as may be employed in the Service of the United States.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 180.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8 of the United States Constitution 
     (clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16), 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; and to provide for organizing, arming, and 
     disciplining the militia, and for governing such part of them 
     as may be employed in the Service of the United States, 
     reserving to the States, respectively, the appointment of 
     officers, and the authority of training the militia according 
     to the discipline prescribed by Congress.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 181.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8 of the United States Constitution 
     (clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16), which grants Congress the power 
     to raise and support an Army; to provide and maintain a

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     Navy; to make rules for the government and regulation of the 
     land and naval forces; and to provide for organizing, arming, 
     and disciplining the militia, and for governing such part of 
     them as may be employed in the Service of the United States.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 182.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7 of the United States 
     Constitution, which states no money shall be drawn from the 
     Treasury, but in consequence of appropriation made by law; 
     and a regular statement and account of the receipts and 
     expenditures of all public money shall be published from time 
     to time.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 183.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 16 of the United States 
     Constitution, which grants Congress the power to provide for 
     organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia, and for 
     governing such part of them as may be employed in the service 
     of the United States.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 184.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Amendment XVI to the Constitution which gives Congress the 
     power to lay and collect taxes on incomes.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 185.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Amendment XVI to the Constitution which gives Congress the 
     power to lay and collect taxes on incomes.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 186.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8 of the United States Constitution 
     (clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16), 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; and to provide for organizing, arming, and 
     disciplining the militia, and for governing such part of them 
     as may be employed in the Service of the United States.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 187.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7 which states that no money 
     shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of 
     Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and 
     Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money 
     shall be published from time to time. The Appropriations 
     Clause provides Congress with a mechanism to control or to 
     limit spending by the federal government.
           By Mr. WOODALL:
       H.R. 188.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the procedural power 
     granted to the House of Representatives pursuant to Article 
     I, Section 7, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the appropriations powers 
     enumerated to Congress in Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of 
     the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. WOODALL:
       H.R. 189.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted in fidelity to the powers vested in 
     Congress in Article I, Section 1 of the United States 
     Constitution and to prohibit encroachment of individual 
     rights granted in Amendment IX and state's rights granted in 
     Amendment X of the United States Constitution.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 190.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is introduced under the powers granted to 
     Congress under Article 1 of the Constitution.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 191.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is introduced under the powers granted to 
     Congress under Article 1 of the Constitution.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 192.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE:
       H.R. 193.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8, clause 4 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. PASTOR of Arizona:
       H.R. 194.
       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 4 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. PASTOR of Arizona:
       H.R. 195.
       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 4 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.J. Res. 1.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.J. Res. 2.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. FLEMING:
       H.J. Res. 3.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V--The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses 
     shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this 
     Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of 
     two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for 
     proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid 
     to all Intents and Purposes, as part of this Constitution, 
     when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the 
     several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, 
     as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed 
     by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made 
     prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall 
     in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the 
     Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, 
     without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage 
     in the Senate.
           By Mr. BUCHANAN:
       H.J. Res. 4.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this joint resolution 
     rests is the power of Congress as enumerated in Article V of 
     the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. HENSARLING:
       H.J. Res. 5.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article V of the United States Constitution, which 
     states: ``The Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses 
     shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this 
     Constitution.  .  .''
           Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.J. Res. 6.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V of the United States Constitution.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.J. Res. 7.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V of the United States Constitution.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.J. Res. 8.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V of the United States Constitution.