[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 18045-18046]
[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. RAHALL:
       H.R. 3473.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 3
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 3474.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 3475.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, to ``provide for the common Defence and general 
     Welfare of the United States.''
           By Mr. HANNA:
       H.R. 3476.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Section 8 of Article 1 of 
     the United States Constitution, including Clause 1 and Clause 
     4.
           By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 3477.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 6, Section 8 of Article 1.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ:
       H.R. 3478.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1
       Article 1, Section, 8, Clause 18
       16th Amendment
           By Mrs. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 3479.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas:
       H.R. 3480.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 6, Clause 1, of the U.S. Constitution: 
     The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation 
     for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of 
     the Treasury of the United States.
           By Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas:
       H.R. 3481.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
            By Ms. CASTOR of Florida:
        H.R. 3482.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. BUTTERFIELD:
        H.R. 3483.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution, 
     Congress has the power to collect taxes and expend funds to 
     provide for the general welfare of the United States. Under 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of Section 8 of the 
     Constitution, Congress may make all laws which shall be 
     necessary and proper for carrying into execution its powers 
     and all powers vested by the Constitution in the government 
     of the United States.
            By Mr. FARR:
        H.R. 3484.
        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 Ms. BALDWIN:
        H.R. 3485.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
           By Ms. BASS of California:
       H.R. 3486.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article. I.
       Section 1.
       All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a 
     Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a 
     Senate and House of Representatives.
           By Mr. BUCHANAN:
       H.R. 3487.
       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 enumerated in Article I Section 7 
     and 8, Article III Section 1 and 2, and Article V of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Mr. BUCSHON:
       H.R. 3488.
        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 1, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 2.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 3489.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1, Section 8, of Article 1, which gives Congress the 
     power to provide for the general welfare.
           By Mr. CHANDLER:
       H.R. 3490.
       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 Defence and 
     general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts 
     and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.
       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. CICILLINE:
       H.R. 3491.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Ms. HAHN:
       H.R. 3492.
       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, Clauses 1 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
       By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 3493.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8, cl. 3: Congress shall have the 
     power to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the 
     various states.
       By Mr. HECK:
       H.R. 3494.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 3495.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. KIND:
       H.R. 3496.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8
            By Mr. LANCE:
       H.R. 3497.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the Constitution of the United States.
            By Mr. McKEON:
       H.R. 3498.
       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. PRICE of North Carolina:
       H.R. 3499.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H.R. 3500.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, clause 3
           By Mr. STUTZMAN:
       H.R. 3501.
       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 7 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 3502.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause I of the Constitution of the 
     United States
           By Mr. WESTMORELAND:
       H.R. 3503.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3504.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 2
           By Mr. DEUTCH:
       H.J. Res. 90.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 5 of the Constitution
           Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 3505.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 4 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States 
     Constitution, which gives Congress the power to establish a 
     uniform Rule of Naturalization.

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