[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 14890-14891]
[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.


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           By Mr. KLINE:
       H.R. 3094.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 3095.
        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. SCALISE:
       H.R. 3096.
       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. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 3097.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 3098.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. SCALISE:
       H.R. 3099.
       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. CANSECO:
        H.R. 3100.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to provide for the general welfare of the United 
     States) and Clause 18 (relating to the power of Congress to 
     make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the 
     powers vested in Congress and the Executive Branch), 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) of the Constitution of the 
     United States.
           By Mr. CONAWAY:
       H.R. 3101.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the powers granted to 
     Congress under Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 3102.
       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. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 3103.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18--The Congress shall have 
     Power * * * To make all Laws which shall be necessary and 
     proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and 
     all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government 
     of the United States, or in any Department or Officer 
     thereof.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Georgia:
       H.R. 3104.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       16th Amendment--The Congress shall have power to lay and 
     collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, 
     without apportionment among the several States, and without 
     regard to any census or enumeration.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 3105.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United 
     States.
           By Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California:
       H.R. 3106.
       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 exercise exclusive legislation, in 
     all cases whatsoever, over the District of Columbia as 
     described in Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States of America.
           By Mr. NEUGEBAUER:
       H.R. 3107.
       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 Defense and general Welfare of the United States; 
     but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 3108.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
           By Ms. PINGREE of Maine:
       H.R. 3109.
       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 Defense and 
     general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts 
     and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.
           By Mr. REED:
       H.R. 3110.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3--the Power to regulate 
     Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, 
     and with the Indian Tribes.
           By Mr. STUTZMAN:
       H.R. 3111.
       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.
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution bestows upon Congress the authority ``To 
     regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several 
     States, and with the Indian Tribes.''
       Congress is within its constitutionally prescribed role to 
     reform, limit, or abolish programs maintained by the United 
     States Department of Agriculture, a body which has regulated 
     interstate commerce under the auspices of Congress.
           By Mr. TURNER of Ohio:
       H.R. 3112.
       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. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3113.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 and Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 1.

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