[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 4932-4934]
[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. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 1277.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 Clause 1
           By Mr. SULLIVAN:
       H.R. 1278.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Sec 3, Clause 2

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       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. CHAFFETZ:
       H.R. 1279.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This law is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 1, and the 4th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. 
     Constitution.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN:
       H.R. 1280.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 18.
           By Mr. RIBBLE:
       H.R. 1281.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution.
           By Ms. EDWARDS:
       H.R. 1282.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section I
       ``All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in 
     a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a 
     Senate and House of Representatives.''
           By Mr. LATHAM:
       H.R. 1283.
       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, 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. BACA:
       H.R. 1284.
       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, 16, and 18.
           By Mrs. BACHMANN:
       H.R. 1285.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article One, Section Eight, wherein it states ``Congress 
     shall have power . . . to raise and support Armies.''
           By Mrs. BACHMANN:
       H.R. 1286.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation returns to Congress its power to review 
     this funding annually and exercise full oversight as defined 
     by Article I Section 7 of the United States Constitution. 
     Additionally, this 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. BISHOP of Utah:
       H.R. 1287.
       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. BUTTERFIELD:
       H.R. 1288.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 1289.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 1290.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.
           By Mr. COLE:
       H.R. 1291.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8 which 
     grants Congress the power to regulate Commerce with the 
     Indian Tribes.
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article II, Section 2, 
     Clause 2.
           By Mr. CUELLAR:
       H.R. 1292.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: of the United 
     States Constitution, seen below, this bill falls within the 
     Constitutional Authority of the United States Congress.
       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 this 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.
           By Mr. ELLISON:
       H.R. 1293.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4.
           By Mr. FATTAH:
       H.R. 1294.
       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. FATTAH:
        H.R. 1295.
       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. FORBES:
        H.R. 1296.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3 and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. GOHMERT:
       H.R. 1297.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the U.S. Constitution 
     sets for the power of appropriations states that ``No Money 
     shall be drawn from the Treasury but in Consequence of 
     Appropriations made by Law . . . .''
       In addition, Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 states that 
     ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts 
     and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the 
     United States. . . .''
       Also, Article I, Section 8, Clauses 12 and 13 states that 
     Congress shall have power ``[t]o raise and support Armies . . 
     .'' and ``[t]o provide and maintain a Navy.''
       Together, these specific constitutional provisions 
     establish the congressional power of the purse, granting 
     Congress the authority to appropriate funds to ensure that 
     U.S. servicemembers will not lose pay due to a funding gap.
           By Mr. LoBIONDO:
       H.R. 1298.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mrs. MILLER of Michigan:
       H.R. 1299.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Preamble: Provide for the common defense
           By Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 1300.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1301.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 1 and 18 of section 8 of article I of the 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. QUIGLEY:
       H.R. 1302.
       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 enumerated in Article I, Section 8 
     of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. RANGEL:
        H.R. 1303.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
        Constitutional Authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article 1, section 8, clause 1, 
     (relating to the general welfare of the United States) and 
     clause 5 (relating to the coinage of money)
           By Mr. SABLAN:
       H.R. 1304.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States. Under Section 8, Congress may make laws necessary or 
     proper for the execution of its powers.
           By Mr. SHULER:
       H.R. 1305.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Clause 1 of Section 6 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1306.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 and Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 3.
           By Mr. PRICE of Georgia:
       H.J. Res. 53.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V whereby the U.S. Constitution may be altered.

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