[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15651-15652]
[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. CUMMINGS:
       H.R. 3202.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8:
       The Congress shall have Power To . . . provide for the 
     common Defence and general Welfare of the United States.
       The Congress shall have Power To . . . regulate Commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with 
     the Indian Tribes.
           By Mr. BILBRAY:
       H.R. 3203.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution 
     which states that Congress has 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. GUTHRIE:
       H.R. 3204.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
       To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian Tribes
           By Mr. PAULSEN:
       H.R. 3205.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 3206.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 Clause 3 which states that Congress has 
     the authority ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, 
     and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;''
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 3207.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 Clause 3 which states that Congress has 
     the authority ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, 
     and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;''
           By Mr. SHIMKUS:
       H.R. 3208.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS:
       H.R. 3209.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. COOPER:
       H.R. 3210.
       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.
           By Mr. BASS of New Hampshire:
       H.R. 3211.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 3212.
       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. FINCHER:
       H.R. 3213.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan:
       H.R. 3214.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ``The Congress shall have 
     Power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among 
     the several States, and with the Indian tribes''
           By Ms. CASTOR of Florida:
       H.R. 3215.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to Section 8 of Article 1.
           By Mr. BENISHEK:
       H.R. 3216.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
       The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for common 
     Defence
           By Ms. BROWN of Florida:
       H.R. 3217.
       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. BUCSHON:
       H.R. 3218.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 3219.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 clause 3 ``To regulate commerce with 
     foreign nations, and among the several states and with the 
     Indian tribes;''
           By Mr. CRAVAACK:
       H.R. 3220.
       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.
           Bt Ms. DeLAURO.
       H.R. 3221.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. DICKS:
       H.R. 3222.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3.
           By Ms. FOXX:
       H.R. 3223.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 14 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution 
     ``To make rules for the government and regulation of the land 
     and naval forces.''
           By Mr. HIGGINS:
       H.R. 3224.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of this legislation lies in 
     the power of congress to lay and collect taxes, duties, 
     imposts and excises as described in Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 1. With further support from the Sixteenth Amendment, 
     which provides Congress the power to lay and collect taxes on 
     incomes, from whatever sources derived.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 3225.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I
       Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I
       Clause 7 of Section 9 of Article I
           By Ms. LEE of California:
       H.R. 3226.
       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. LoBIONDO:
       H.R. 3227.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. LYNCH:
       H.R. 3228.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I and clause 3 of Section 
     8 of Article I.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 3229.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
           By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:
       H.R. 3230.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article I, Section 8, clause 3 to regulate 
     Commerce with foreign nations and among the several States.
           By Mr. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 3231.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 3232.
       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. PETERS:
       H.R. 3233.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, clause 1.
           By Mr. PLATTS:
       H.R. 3234.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 1.
           By Mr. TIPTON:
       H.R. 3235.
       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. WALZ of Minnesota:
       H.R. 3236.
       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. AMASH:
       H.J. Res. 81.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V, which provides that ``The Congress, whenever two 
     thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose 
     Amendments to this Constitution . . . which 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 . . .''
           By Mr. DEUTCH:
       H.J. Res. 82.
       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.

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