[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2014-2015]
[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. ROE of Tennessee:
       H.R. 702.
       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 in Article I, Section 4, 
     Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 703.
       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 18: The Congress shall have 
     Power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper 
     for carrying into Execution the forgoing 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. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 704.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4, which states that Congress 
     has the power to establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H.R. 705.
       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. ENGEL:
       H.R. 706.
       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 3; and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 707.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. SHUSTER:
       H.R. 708.
       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. SIRES:
       H.R. 709.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. WITTMAN:
       H.R. 710.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and the Sixteenth Amendment.
           By Ms. HIRONO:
       H.R. 711.
       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 . . .
           By Mr. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 712.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 713.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution (clauses 4 and 18), which grants Congress 
     the power to establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization; and 
     to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for 
     carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 714.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution (clauses 4 and 18), which grants Congress 
     the power to establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization; and 
     to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for 
     carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 715.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution (clauses 1 and 18), which grants Congress 
     the power to provide for the common Defense and general 
     Welfare of the United States; and to make all Laws which 
     shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the 
     foregoing Powers.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 716.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution (clauses 1 and 18), which grants

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     Congress the power to provide for the common Defence and 
     general Welfare of the United States; and to make all Laws 
     which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into 
     Execution the foregoing Powers.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 717.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution (clauses 1 and 18), which grants Congress 
     the power to provide for the common Defence and general 
     Welfare of the United States; and to make all Laws which 
     shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the 
     foregoing Powers.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 718.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution (clauses 1, 3, 14, and 18), which grant 
     Congress the power to provide for the general welfare of the 
     United States; to regulate Commerce among the several States; 
     to make rules for the Government; and to make all Laws which 
     shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the 
     foregoing Powers.
            By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 719.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution (clauses 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18), which 
     grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to 
     provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government 
     and regulation of the land and naval forces; to provide for 
     organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia; and to make 
     all laws necessary and proper to execute these powers.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 720.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JENKINS:
       H.R. 721.
       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 to the United States 
     Constitution.
       Description: The first is ``The Congress shall have Power 
     to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises . . .'' 
     And; the second grants Congress the power to lay and collect 
     taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without 
     apportionment among the several States, and without regard to 
     any census or enumeration.
            By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 722.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clauses 1, 3, and 18.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 723.
       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. ROTHMAN of New Jersey:
       H.R. 724.
       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 lay and collect duties, imposts and 
     excises, to pay the debts and provide for the general welfare 
     of the United States; as enumerated in Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio:
       H.R. 725.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article One, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution: To 
     establish Post Offices and post Roads;
           By Mr. SCHRADER:
       H.R. 726.
       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, Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 727.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The authority to enact this bill is derived from, but may 
     not be limited to, Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, and 
     Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. STUTZMAN:
       H.R. 728.
       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 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution bestows upon Congress the authority ``to pay the 
     Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare 
     of the United States.''
       Congress is within its constitutionally prescribed role to 
     direct payment of the nation's obligations. The ability to 
     prioritize existing expenditures is subsumed under the 
     authority to pay debts.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California:
       H.R. 729.
        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, Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 730.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution (clauses 4 and 18), which grants Congress 
     the power to establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization and 
     to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for 
     carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 731.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution (clauses 4 and 18), which grants Congress 
     the power to establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization and 
     to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for 
     carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ:
       H.R. 732.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3.
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4.

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