[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 1607-1608]
[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. ROGERS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 1.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The principal constitutional authority for this legislation 
     is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States (the appropriation power), which states: 
     ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law. . . .'' In 
     addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the 
     Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress 
     shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States. 
     . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions 
     establish the congressional power of the purse, granting 
     Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine 
     their purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to set 
     forth terms and conditions governing their use.
           By Ms. SPEIER:
       H.R. 653.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8: Congress shall have the power to 
     regulate commerce among the states, and provide for the 
     general welfare.
           By Ms. SPEIER:
       H.R. 654.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8: Congress shall have the power to 
     regulate commerce among the states, and provide for the 
     general welfare.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 655.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I--The Legislative Branch.
       Section 1--The Legislature: 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.
       Section 8: 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. RUSH:
       H.R. 656.
       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 Mrs. LUMMIS:
       H.R. 657.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 1 (``spending'' clause) and 18 (``necessary and 
     proper'' clause) of Article 1, Sec. 8 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. MICA:
       H.R. 658.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 1, Clause 3, and Clause 18.

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           By Mr. BROUN of Georgia:
       H.R. 659.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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.
           By Mr. BROUN of Georgia:
       H.R. 660.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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.
           By Ms. FOXX:
       H.R. 661.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of, and the 16th Amendment 
     to, the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. MICA:
       H.R. 662.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 1, Clause 3, Clause 7, and Clause 18.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 663.
       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.''
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 664.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, Clause 3, the Commerce Clause.
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ:
       H.R. 665.
       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, Clause 2.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 666.
       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 Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California:
       H.R. 667.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill in enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona:
       H.R. 668.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 669.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, Clause 3, the Commerce Clause.
           By Mr. SABLAN:
       H.R. 670.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution, 
     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; and nothing in this 
     Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims 
     of the United States, or of any particular State.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 671.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, Clause 3, the Commerce Clause.
           By Mr. HARPER:
       H.R. 672.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution granting 
     Congress the authority to make laws governing the time, 
     place, and manner of holding Federal elections.
           By Mr. HELLER:
       H.R. 673.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States 
     Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 674.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.
            By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 675.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.
            By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 676.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 677.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. KISSELL:
       H.R. 678.
       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.
           By Mr. KISSELL:
       H.R. 679.
       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 Mr. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 680.
       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 to explicitly 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; 
     and therefore implicitly allows Congress to cut spending; as 
     enumerated in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mrs. MILLER of Michigan:
       H.R. 681.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional authority for this bill is Article I, 
     Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States, which 
     allows Congress to do that which is necessary and proper for 
     the execution of laws. In this case, it is necessary and 
     proper to direct the EPA to avoid the excess and duplicative 
     regulation of dairy farmers and producers.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 682.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Power granted to Congress under Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 683.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This Bill is enacted pursuant to 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.''
       (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. ROHRABACHER:
       H.J. Res. 26.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution on congressional succession is proposed pursuant 
     to the authority granted Congress by Article V to propose 
     amendments to the Constitution.

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