[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 21487]
[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. CAMP:
       H.R. 3765.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 7 and Clause 18 of Section 8, of 
     Article 1 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK:
       H.R. 3766.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 3; Commerce Clause
       Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 1; General Welfare Clause
     By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 3767.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8

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