[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 14]
[House]
[Pages 19289-19290]
[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 New Jersey:
        H.R. 3605.
        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. FINCHER:
        H.R. 3606.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
            By Mr. SMITH of Washington:
        H.R. 3607.
        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 within the 
     Indian Tribes.''
            By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
        H.R. 3608.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the 
     United States and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the 
     Constitution of the United States.
            By Mr. LANKFORD:
        H.R. 3609.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 9
       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 Ms. FOXX:
        H.R. 3610.
        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. HECK:
        H.R. 3611.
        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. GIBSON:
        H.R. 3612.
        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. JOHNSON of Georgia:
        H.R. 3613.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution, 
     which sets forth the constitutional authority of Congress to 
     regulate interstate commerce.
            By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD:
        H.R. 3614.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Mr. PEARCE:
        H.R. 3615.
        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. BERG:
        H.R. 3616.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4.
            By Ms. CLARKE of New York:
       H.R. 3617.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill, the See Something, Say Something Act, 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. CONYERS:
       H.R. 3618.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the 
     United States Constitution, Congress shall have the power to 
     enact appropriate laws protecting the civil rights of all 
     Americans.
            By Mr. ELLISON:
       H.R. 3619.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. ENGEL:
        H.R. 3620.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under the following provisions of the United States 
     Constitution:
       Article I, Section 1;
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1;
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3; and
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 3621.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the 
     United States.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 3622.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the 
     United States. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the 
     Constitution of the United States.
           By Mr. LATTA:
       H.R. 3623.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, 
     Clauses 13 and 14 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. MICHAUD:
       H.R. 3624.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 3625.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Ms. PINGREE of Maine:
       H.R. 3626.
       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 Defense and 
     general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts 
     and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.
           By Mr. ROE of Tennessee:
       H.R. 3627.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. SCALISE:
       H.R. 3628.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Article I, section 8, clause 1
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 3629.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
       The Congress shall have Power * * * To regulate Commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with 
     the Indian Tribes.
       In addition, Congress has the power to enact this 
     legislation pursuant to the following:
       Clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
       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.

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