[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15736-15737]
[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. GOWDY:
       H.R. 3237.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 17 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States grants the Congress the power to enact this 
     law. (To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases 
     whatsoever, over such District. . . .)

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           By Mr. PASCRELL:
       H.R. 3238.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.

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