[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 17293-17294]
[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. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 3404.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 18
            By Mr. TOWNS:
        H.R. 3405.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, known as the ``General Welfare Clause.'' This 
     provision grants Congress the broad power ``to pay the Debts 
     and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the 
     United States.''\1\
       \1\Please note, pursuant to Article I, section 8, 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. JOHNSON of Georgia:
        H.R. 3406.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution.
            By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
        H.R. 3407.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, section 3, clause 2
           By Mr. LAMBORN:
       H.R. 3408
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, section 3, clause 2
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio:
       H.R. 3409.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 18
           By Mr. STIVERS:
       H.R. 3410.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, section 3, clause 2
           By Mr. BENISHEK:
       H.R. 3411.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, clause 2:
       ``The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all 
     needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or 
     other Property belonging to the United States. . .''
           By Mr. BOUSTANY:
       H.R. 3412.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       `Article I, Section 8--To establish Post Offices and post 
     Roads;'
           By Mr. CROWLEY:
       H.R. 3413.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 7
           By Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan:
       H.R. 3414.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the U.S. Constitution grants Congress the 
     power to appropriate funds from the Treasury, pay the 
     obligations of and raise revenue for the Federal Government, 
     and publish statements and accounts of all financial 
     transactions.
       By law, Congress is also obligated to write a budget 
     representing its plan to carry out these transactions in the 
     forthcoming fiscal years. While the President is required to 
     propose his administration's budget requests for Congress' 
     consideration, Congress is solely responsible for writing the 
     laws that raise revenues, appropriate funds, and prioritize 
     taxpayer dollars within an overall federal budget.
       The budget resolution is the only legislative vehicle that 
     views government comprehensively. It provides the framework 
     for the consideration of other legislation. Ultimately, a 
     budget is more than a series of numbers; it also serves as an 
     expression of Congress' principles, vision and philosophy of 
     governing.
       This budget resolution intends to recommit the nation fully 
     to the timeless principles of American government enshrined 
     in the U.S. Constitution--liberty, limited government, and 
     equality under the rule of law. It is submitted, as 
     prescribed by law, to apply these principles, to reflect this 
     vision, and to provide a framework for the orderly execution 
     of Congress' constitutional duties for fiscal year 2012 and 
     beyond.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 3415.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 3416.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. MARINO:
       H.R. 3417.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 3418.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of the 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER:
       H.R. 3419.
       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. SCHOCK:
       H.R. 3420.
       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 as stated

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     in Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. SHUSTER:
       H.R. 3421.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.
           By Ms. SUTTON:
       H.J. Res. 86.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V of the U.S. Constitution.

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