[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 13703-13704]
[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. POLIS:
       H.R. 2935.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 1,
       All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a 
     Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a 
     Senate and House of Representatives.
           By Mr. BOREN:
       H.R. 2936.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. UPTON:
       H.R. 2937.
       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. FRANKS of Arizona:
       H.R. 2938.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 2939.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the 
     Constitution
           By Mr. McCARTHY of California:
       H.R. 2940.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
           By Mr. QUAYLE:
       H.R. 2941.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa:
       H.R. 2942.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 14 gives Congress the 
     authority to make rules for the government and regulation of 
     the land and naval forces.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 2943.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, to ``provide for the common Defense and general 
     Welfare of the United States.''
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas:
       H.R. 2944.
       The authority to enact this bill is derived from, but not 
     limited to, Congress has the power to enact this legislation 
     pursuant to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. WALSH of Illinois:
       H.R. 2945.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       ``The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect 
     taxes, duties, imposts and excises,,,'' Article I Section 8 
     of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 2946.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. CRAVAACK:
       H.R. 2947.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 2 of Section 3 of Article IV of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 2948.
       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. DONNELLY of Indiana:
       H.R. 2949.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 3 ``To regulate commerce among foreign 
     nations and the several states.''
           By Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana:
       H.R. 2950.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 3 ``To regulate commerce among foreign 
     nations and the several states.''
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 2951.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 2952.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Article 1, Section 8 grants Congress the 
     authority to provide for the common defense and general 
     welfare of the United States and Clause 4 of Article 1, 
     Section 8 states that Congress shall ``establish an uniform 
     Rule of Naturalization.''
           By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 2953.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, to ``provide for the common Defence and general 
     Welfare of the United States.''
           By Ms. LEE of California:
       H.R. 2954.
       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 of the United States Constitution 
     and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and 
     interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.
            By Mr. MICHAUD:
       H.R. 2955.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Ms. MOORE:
       H.R. 2956.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 7 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution 
     regarding the power to ``establish Post offices and Post 
     Roads.''
            By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 2957.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, sec. 8, cl. 4 (``To establish an uniform Rule of 
     Naturalization''), and cl. 18
       (``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 Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2958.
       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. NUNES:
       H.R. 2959.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
        Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States.
           By Mr. OLSON:
       H.R. 2960.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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. (Necessary and Proper Regulations to 
     Effectuate Powers)
           By Mr. POMPEO:
       H.R. 2961.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. REED:
       H.R. 2962.
       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 as stated in Article I, Section 7, and 
     Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 2963.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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. YODER:
       H.R. 2964.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
        Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.

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