[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 245-248]
[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. BROUN of Georgia:
       H.R. 212.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section five of the 14th article of Amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States, which states ``The 
     Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate 
     legislation, the provisions of this article.'' Section two of 
     this article states ``. . . nor shall any State deprive any 
     person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of 
     law . . .''
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 213.
       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. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 214.
       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. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 215.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution.
           By Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California:
       H.R. 216.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 1 of Amendment Number 4 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. PENCE:
       H.R. 217.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 1 of 
     Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. BACA:
       H.R. 218.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 219.
       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. 220.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Identity Theft Prevention Act is constitutional because 
     it protects the American people's rights to be free from 
     federal violations of their privacy as protected by the 
     fourth and ninth amendments to the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 221.
       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. 222.
       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. 223.
       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 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 224.
       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 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 225.
       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. 226.
       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 18 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 227.
       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 18 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 228.
       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. 229.
       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. 230.
       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. 231.
       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. 232.
       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 12.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 233.
       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 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 234.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1; Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 3; and Article 1, Section 8, Clause 14.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 235.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. BUCHANAN:
       H.R. 236.
       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 I, 
     Section 9 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia:
       H.R. 237.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests in at 
     least two clauses enumerated in Article I, Section 8 of the 
     United States Constitution.
       Clause 14 grants the power of Congress ``to make Rules for 
     the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces.''
       Clause 18 grants the power of Congress ``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,'' as enumerated in 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
       Specifically, this bill amends the Demonstration Cities and 
     Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 to expand access to 
     Department of Defense (DOD) homeowners assistance for 
     qualified members of the Armed Forces permanently reassigned 
     during a designated mortgage crisis to allow the Secretary of 
     Defense greater flexibility regarding the dates of the 
     availability of such assistance.
           By Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.R. 238.
       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 raise and maintain armed forces, as 
     enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clauses 12, 13, and 14 of 
     the United States Constitution, as well as the power to lay 
     and collect taxes, provide for the common defense and general 
     welfare, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.
           By Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.R. 239.
       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 provide for the general welfare, as 
     enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 240.
       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. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 241.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution, 
     relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper 
     for carrying out the powers vested in Congress. Also this 
     legislation can be enacted under the authority granted in 
     Article 4, 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. HERGER:
       H.R. 242.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 7 of Section 9 of Article I of the. Constitution, 
     and Clause 2 of Section 3 of Article IV of the Constitution.
           By Mr. LATTA:
       H.R. 243.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the 
     Constitution: The Congress shall have the power to enact this 
     legislation to promote the progress of science and useful 
     arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors 
     the exclusive right to their respective writings and 
     discoveries.
           By Mr. LATTA:
       H.R. 244.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the 
     Constitution: The Congress shall have

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     power to enact this legislation to regulate commerce with 
     foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the 
     Indian tribes.
           By Mr. PENCE:
       H.R. 245.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 5 of 
     Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. PLATTS:
       H.R. 246.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 6--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. They shall in all Cases, except Treason, 
     Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest 
     during their Attendance at the Session of their respective 
     Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for 
     any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be 
     questioned in any other Place.
       No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for 
     which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under 
     the Authority of the United States, which shall have been 
     created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been encreased 
     during such time; and no Person holding any Office under the 
     United States, shall be a Member of either House during his 
     Continuance in Office.
       And Amendment XXVII--Originally proposed Sept. 25, 1789. 
     Ratified May 7, 1992.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio:
       H.R. 247.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 18 of 
     Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 248.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 14, which gives Congress the 
     power ``To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of 
     the land and naval Forces,'' and Article I, Section 8, Clause 
     18, which gives Congress the power ``To make all Laws which 
     shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the 
     foregoing Powers.''
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 249.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4, which gives Congress the 
     power ``To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization,'' and 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which gives Congress the 
     power ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper 
     for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers.''
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 250.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4, which gives Congress the 
     power ``To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization,'' and 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which gives Congress the 
     power ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper 
     for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers.''
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 251.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 2 of Section 3 of Article IV of the Constitution:
       The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all 
     needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or 
     other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in 
     this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any 
     Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 252.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation is introduced pursuant to Article IV, 
     Section 3, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution, which 
     states that ``The Congress shall have power to dispose of and 
     make all needful rules and regulations respecting the 
     territory or other property belonging to the United States . 
     . .'' In addition, this legislation is introduced pursuant to 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which states that Congress 
     shall have the 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.''
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 253.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation is introduced pursuant to Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution, which states that 
     ``The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, 
     duties, imposts and excises . . .'' In addition, this 
     legislation is introduced pursuant to Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18 of the Constitution, which states that Congress 
     shall have the 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.''
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 254.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution--
       The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with 
     the Indian Tribes.
       In addition, Congress has the power to enact this 
     legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 18 of section 8 
     of article I of the Constitution--
       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 the 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 255.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, which gives Congress the 
     power ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations,'' and 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which gives Congress the 
     power ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper 
     for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers.''
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 256.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, which gives Congress the 
     power ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations,'' Article 
     I, Section 8, Clause 4, which gives Congress the power ``To 
     establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization,'' and Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 18, which gives Congress the power ``To 
     make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for 
     carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers.''
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 257.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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. (Article I, Section 8, Clause 
     1)
       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 the 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof. (Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 18)
           By Mr. WITTMAN:
       H.R. 258.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution of the 
     United States grants Congress the authority to enact this 
     bill.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 259.
       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. BROUN of Georgia:
       H.J. Res. 11.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article Five of the Constitution of the United States, 
     which states ``The Congress, whenever two thirds of both 
     Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to 
     this Constitution . . .''
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.J. Res. 12.
       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 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.J. Res. 13.
       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 establish Post Offices and post 
     roads, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.J. Res. 14.
       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 propose Amendments to the 
     Constitution, as enumerated in Article V of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. PLATTS:
       H.J. Res. 15.
       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

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     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. KING of Iowa:
       H.J. Res. 16.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This joint resolution is enacted pursuant to the power 
     granted to Congress to propose amendments to the Constitution 
     under Article V of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.J. Res. 17.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This proposed constitutional amendment is introduced 
     pursuant to Article V of the Constitution. In Whitehill v. 
     Elkins (1967), the Supreme Court's majority opinion stated 
     that ``there is no restraint on the kind of amendment that 
     may be offered,'' under Article V of the Constitution. In 
     addition, this proposed constitutional amendment is 
     introduced in relation to the 22nd Amendment to the 
     Constitution, which this joint resolution seeks to repeal.
           By Mr. TERRY:
       H.J. Res. 18.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article Five of the Constitution--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.

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