[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 4745-4746]
[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. SMITH of Texas:
        H.R. 1249.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 8 of section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.
           By Ms. HIRONO:
       H.R. 1250.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
            By Mr. COSTA:
       H.R. 1251.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
            By Mr. COOPER:
        H.R. 1252.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1.
            By Mrs. BIGGERT:
        H.R. 1253.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. DENT:
        H.R. 1254.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. WOMACK:
        H.R. 1255.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 2 is enacted pursuant to the rulemaking powers 
     provided in clause 2 of section 5 of article I of the United 
     States Constitution in furtherance of the appropriation power 
     provided in clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the 
     Constitution and spending power provided in clause 1 of 
     section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
       Section 3(a) is enacted pursuant to the rulemaking powers 
     provided in clause 2 of section 5 of article I of the United 
     States Constitution. Section 3(a) is consistent with article 
     XXVII in that it does not vary the compensation of Members 
     and Senators but only seeks to regulate its disbursement 
     during certain periods.
       Section 3(b) is enacted pursuant to clause 18 of section 8 
     of article I of the United States Constitution. Section 3(b) 
     is consistent with clause 7 of section 1 of article II of the 
     United States Constitution in that it does not vary the 
     compensation of the President but only seeks to regulate its 
     disbursement during certain periods.
            By Mr. McDERMOTT:
        H.R. 1256.
        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. BARTLETT:
        H.R. 1257.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 1. all legislative Powers are vested in 
     the Congress; and also Article I, Section 7: All bills for 
     raising revenue shall originate in the House; and also 
     Article I., Section 8: The Congress shall have the power to 
     lay and collect funds to pay the Debts and pay for the common 
     defense of the US; and to raise and support Armies; and 
     provide and maintain a Navy; and Section 9 No Money shall be 
     drawn from the Treasury, but in consequence of Appropriations 
     made by Law AND
       Article II, Section 1. The executive Power shall be vested 
     in a POTUS; Article II, Section 2. POTUS is Commander-in-
     Chief; Section 3; POTUS shall recommend to Congress measures 
     judged necessary and expedient
           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah:
       H.R. 1258.
       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 IV, section 3, clause 2 
     (relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make all 
     needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or 
     other property belonging to the United States).
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 1259.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:
       H.R. 1260.
       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, 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. CONNOLLY of Virginia:
       H.R. 1261.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia:
       H.R. 1262.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 1263.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution
           By Mr. FINCHER:
        H.R. 1264.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 17
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2.
            By Mr. GERLACH:
        H.R. 1265.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 1 of 
     Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. GRIMM:
       H.R. 1266.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Necessary and Proper Regulations to Effecuate Powers
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
       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. HERGER:
       H.R. 1267.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
        H.R. 1268.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3.
            By Mrs. MALONEY:
        H.R. 1269.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2
       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. McCAUL:
        H.R. 1270.

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        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation is authorized by the United States 
     Constitution under Article I, Section 8, ``Congress shall 
     have the power . . . To define and punish piracies and 
     felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the 
     law of nations;''
            By Mr. PAUL:
        H.R. 1271.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Sixteenth Amendment, which gives Congress the power to 
     lay and collect taxes, clearly gives Congress the authority 
     to repeal taxes on children who participate in agriculture 
     education programs such as 4-H and Future Farmers of America.
            By Mr. PETERSON:
        H.R. 1272.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 9; Article 1, Clause 8, 
     Section 18; and Article III, Section 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. PIERLUISI:
        H.R. 1273.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the power of the Congress to provide for the general welfare 
     of the United States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 1 of the United States Constitution; to make all laws 
     which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into 
     execution such power, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18 of the Constitution; and to make rules and 
     regulations respecting the U.S. territories, as enumerated in 
     Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution.
            By Mr. ROYCE:
        H.R. 1274.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4--The Congress shall have 
     Power . . . To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, 
     and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout 
     the United States.
            By Mr. WELCH:
        H.R. 1275.
        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. CONYERS:
       H.R. 1276.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 and Amendment I, Clause 3 of 
     the Constitution.
           By Mr. AKIN:
       H.J. Res. 51.
       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. BUCHANAN:
       H.J. Res. 52.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this joint resolution 
     rests is the power of Congress as enumerated in Article V of 
     the United States Constitution.

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