[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5079-5080]
[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. OLSON:
        H.R. 1341.
        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. (Necessary and Proper Regulations to 
     Effectuate Powers)
            By Ms. HIRONO:
       H.R. 1342.
        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.
       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.
            By Mr. BASS of New Hampshire:
        H.R. 1343.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution (``The 
     Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes'').
            By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:
        H.R. 1344.
        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. CHABOT:
       H.R. 1345.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to the Tenth 
     Amendment: The powers not delegated to the United States by 
     the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are 
     reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
            By Mr. CHABOT:
        H.R. 1346.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Article 1, 
     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. CHABOT:
        H.R. 1347.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Article 1, 
     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. COURTNEY:
       H.R. 1348.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8: 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. ISRAEL:
        H.R. 1349.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The legislature power vested in Congress by Article I of 
     the Constitution to conduct oversight of executive agencies, 
     and the ``Necessary and Proper'' clause found in Article I, 
     section 8, cl.18.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 1350.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article. I. Section. 8.
            By Mr. LYNCH:
        H.R. 1351.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, 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. MARKEY:
        H.R. 1352.
        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, which 
     provides that Congress shall have the power to dispose of and 
     make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the 
     Territory or other Property belonging to the United States.
            By Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 1353.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 1354.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The enumerated powers in Article I, section 8 of the U.S. 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. NEUGEBAUER:
       H.R. 1355.
       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 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.
       Article I, 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 the 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.
           By Mr. PERLMUTTER:
       H.R. 1356.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. PIERLUISI:
       H.R. 1357.
       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. REHBERG:
       H.R. 1358.
       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 . . . .''
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN:
       H.R. 1359.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I--The Legislative Branch.
       Section 1: The Legislature:
       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.
       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.
       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 the Constitution in the Government of the United States, 
     or in any Department or Officer thereof.
           By Mr. SCHIFF:
       H.R. 1360.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following: The Child Protection Improvements Act of 
     2011 is constitutionally authorized under Article I, Section 
     8, Clause 18, the Necessary and Proper Clause. The Necessary 
     and Proper Clause supports the expansion of congressional 
     authority beyond the explicit authorities that are directly 
     discernible from the text. Additionally, the Preamble to the 
     Constitution provides support of the authority to enact 
     legislation to promote the General Welfare.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 1361.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This Bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, known as the 
     ``General Welfare

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     Clause.'' This provision grants Congress the broad power ``to 
     pay the Debts and provide for the common defense and general 
     welfare of the United States.''\1\
       \1\Please note, pursuant to Article I, section 8, Congress 
     has the 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. YODER:
       H.R. 1362.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clauses 1 & 12 of the United States 
     Constitution, Which grants Congress the power to provide for 
     the common defense; to raise and support an Army and
       Article I, section 9, Clause 7 of the United State 
     Constitution, Which states that ``No Money shall be drawn 
     from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made 
     by Law''
           By Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 1363.
       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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