[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14572]
[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. YOUNG of Indiana:
        H.R. 3085.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Commerce Clause
            By Mr. STEARNS:
        H.R. 3086.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
       The Congress shall have Power * * * To regulate Commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with 
     the Indian Tribes.
            By Mr. BUCHANAN:
        H.R. 3087.
        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 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
        H.R. 3088.
        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. MURPHY of Connecticut:
        H.R. 3089.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. POMPEO:
        H.R. 3090.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. ROSKAM:
        H.R. 3091.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to Article I, Section 8, which states ``The Congress shall 
     have Power To lay and collect Taxes,'' and Article I, Section 
     7, which states ``All Bills for raising Revenue shall 
     originate in the House of Representatives.''
            By Mr. WELCH:
        H.R. 3092.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8--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.
            Mr. ANDREWS:
        H.R. 3093.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4, and Amendment 1 Clause 3, 
     of the Constitution.

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