[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2813]
[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. 825.
       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. CARTER:
       H.R. 826.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 14: The Congress shall have 
     Power To: make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the 
     land and naval Forces.
           By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:
       H.R. 827.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 States: [The Congress shall 
     have Power] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and 
     among the several States, and with the Indian tribes.
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ:
       H.R. 828.
       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. CHAFFETZ:
       H.R. 829.
       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. DOLD:
       H.R. 830.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (relating to the general 
     welfare of the United States); and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 3 (relating to the power to regulate interstate 
     commerce).
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H.R. 831.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution.
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 832.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18.
           By Mr. CONAWAY:
       H.R. 833.
       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 I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California:
       H.R. 834.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.
           By Mr. GERLACH:
       H.R. 835.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 18 of 
     Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. HENSARLING:
       H.R. 836.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (relating to the general 
     welfare of the United States); and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 3 (relating to the power to regulate interstate 
     commerce).
           By Mr. HINOJOSA:
       H.R. 837.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. KLINE:
       H.R. 838.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, commonly referred to the 
     ``Commerce Clause,'' of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. McHENRY:
       H.R. 839.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution, 
     under which Congress has the power to regulate commerce among 
     the states.
            By Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 840.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to the 
     Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution, and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of 
     the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 841.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 5, Clause 2.
           By Mr. SCHIFF:
       H.R. 842.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Valley-Wide Noise Relief Act is constitutional under 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, the Commerce Clause, and 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, the Necessary and Proper 
     Clause. The Valley-Wide Noise Relief Act is constitutionally 
     authorized under the Commerce Clause because the bill 
     regulates aviation, which has a direct impact on commerce 
     between the states. The bill is also constitutionally 
     authorized under the Necessary and Proper Clause, which 
     supports the expansion of congressional authority beyond the 
     explicit authorities that are directly discernible from the 
     text.
           By Mr. SCHOCK:
       H.R. 843.
       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 8, and 
     Amendment X of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. WELCH:
       H.R. 844.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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 this Constitution in the Government of 
     the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky:
       H.J. Res. 44.
       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.

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