[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3930-3931]
[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. ISSA:
       H.R. 1056.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. KIND:
       H.R. 1057.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress' authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of 
     the Constitution.
           By Mr. FLEMING:
       H.R. 1058.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Amendment 16 of the U.S. 
     Constitution, which 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. CONYERS:
       H.R. 1059.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 9 and Clause 18; and Article 
     Ill, Section I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 1060.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
           By Mr. FARENTHOLD:
        H.R. 1061.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Artice I, Section 8, Clause 1 and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18.
            By Ms. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 1062.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to the power to 
     regulate interstate commerce).
           By Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania:
        H.R. 1063.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. BOSWELL:
       H.R. 1064.
       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. BUCHANAN:
       H.R. 1065.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The power to enact this legislation is granted in Article 
     1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 1066.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 1067.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia:
       H.R. 1068.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18.
           By Mr. COOPER:
       H.R. 1069.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article 1, which states that Congress shall 
     have the power to lay and collect taxes.
           By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:
        H.R. 1070.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article One, Section Eight.
            By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H.R. 1071.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 2 of Section 3 of Article IV of the Constitution: 
     The 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. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
        H.R. 1072.
       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.
            By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
        H.R. 1073.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 2 of Section 3 of Article IV of the Constitution: 
     The 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. TIPTON:
        H.R. 1074.
        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. WOMACK:
        H.R. 1075.

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        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 states, ``The Congress shall 
     have Power To lay and collect Taxes. . . .''

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