[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16206]
[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. SMITH of Texas:
       H.R. 3261.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 8 of section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. GUINTA:
       H.R. 3262.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7: No Money shall be drawn 
     from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made 
     by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts 
     and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from 
     time to time.
           By Mr. COLE:
       H.R. 3263.
       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 which grants 
     Congress the power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, 
     and among the several States, and with Indian Tribes.
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 which grants 
     Congress the power to make all needful Rules and Regulations 
     respecting . . . Property belonging to the United States.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Georgia:
       H.R. 3264.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Tenth Amendment--
       The powers not delegated to the United States by the 
     Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are 
     reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
       Article I, Section 8--
       The Congress shall have Power . . . To establish Post 
     Offices and Post Roads
           By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri:
       H.R. 3265.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution, Congress shall have the power to 
     Regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among several 
     States, and with the Indian Tribes.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 3266.
       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.''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, ``to provide for the common 
     Defense and general Welfare of the United States.''
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3267.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation is authorized by Article I, Section 8 of 
     The Constitution:
       ``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.''
       This includes the power to require federal agencies give 
     small business a grace period to correct any violations of 
     federal regulations before imposing job-destroying fines and 
     other sanctions on the business.
           By Mr. SABLAN:
       H.R. 3268.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, section 8, clause 3 and Article IV, 
     section 3, clause 2 of the Constitution.

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