[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 4234-4235]
[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 Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California:
       H.R. 1109.
       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 Defense 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 3: The Congress shall have 
     Power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among 
     the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.
           By Mr. McNERNEY:
       H.R. 1110.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution 
     (Clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16), 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; and to provide for organizing, arming, and 
     disciplining the militia.
           By Mr. PRICE of Georgia:
       H.R. 1111.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 7 of Section 9 of Article I whereby Congress is 
     given the authority to appropriate moneys in the Treasury.
           By Mr. NEUGEBAUER:
       H.R. 1112.
       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. JOHNSON of Georgia:
       H.R. 1113.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 1114.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4, which reads: To establish a 
     uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the 
     subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States.
           By Mr. FLORES:
       H.R. 1115.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution of the 
     United States.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 1116.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution, 
     and Section 5 of Amendment XIV to the Constitution.
           By Mrs. MILLER of Michigan:
       H.R. 1117.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is authorized under the Tenth Amendment of the 
     United States Constitution, restoring power to regulate 
     medical services to the States.
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H.R. 1118.
       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. WEINER:
       H.R. 1119.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. MARKEY:
        H.R. 1120.
        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. BACHUS:
        H.R. 1121.
        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. RICHARDSON:
        H.R. 1122.
        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 Ms. RICHARDSON:
        H.R. 1123.
        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 Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
        H.R. 1124.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Sixteenth Amendment: The Congress shall have 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. FATTAH:
        H.R. 1125.
        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 1 of the United 
     States Constitution, which states 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. CHAFFETZ:
        H.R. 1126.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 2.
            By Mr. PASCRELL:
        H.R. 1127.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Ms. RICHARDSON:
        H.R. 1128.
        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, Clauses 1 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
            By Ms. RICHARDSON:
        H.R. 1129.
        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, Clauses 1 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
            By Mr. ALEXANDER:
        H.R. 1130.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 which says ``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 16 which says ``To provide for 
     organizing, arming, and disciplining the Militia, and for 
     governing such part of them as may be employed in the service 
     of the United States.''
            By Mr. COHEN:
        H.R. 1131.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 (relating to the general 
     welfare of the United States) and Clause 3 (relating to the 
     power to regulate interstate commerce).
           By Mr. COHEN:
        H.R. 1132.
       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. FILNER:
        H.R. 1133.
        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 18 of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mr. HUNTER:
        H.R. 1134.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Article 1, Section 8, which grants Congress the 
     authority to provide for the common defense and general 
     welfare of the United States and Clause 18 of Article 1, 
     Section 8, which allows the authority to make laws deemed 
     necessary and proper.
            By Mr. JORDAN:
        H.R. 1135.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The bill makes specific changes to existing law in a manner 
     that returns power to the States and to the people, in 
     accordance with Amendment X of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. LANGEVIN:
        H.R. 1136.
        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 make all Laws which shall be 
     necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the 
     foregoing

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     Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in 
     the Government of the United States, or in any Department or 
     Officer thereof, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mrs. LOWEY:
        H.R. 1137.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3, of Section 8, of Article 1 of the Constitution.
            By Ms. MOORE:
        H.R. 1138.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
            By Mr. PAUL:
        H.R. 1139.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation is authorized by Article I, Section 8 of 
     the Constitution: ``The Congress shall have Power To lay and 
     collect Taxes''
            By Mr. POSEY:
        H.R. 1140.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution; The 16th Amendment to the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. SABLAN:
        H.R. 1141.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and Article IV, 
     Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution.
            By Mr. WEST:
        H.R. 1142.
        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 for carrying out the foregoing 
     powers.''
            By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
        H.R. 1143.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3.

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