[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5129]
[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. CHAFFETZ:
       H.R. 1364.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 3 and the 1st Amendment to the US Constitution.
           By Mr. RAHALL:
       H.R. 1365.
       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. LIPINSKI:
        H.R. 1366.
       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 regulate foreign and interstate 
     commerce, as enumerated in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of 
     the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. PETERS:
        H.R. 1367.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States grants Congress the authority to enact H.R. 3246.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California:
       H.R. 1368.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.
            By Mr. BOREN:
       H.R. 1369.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 7, Section 8, Article I of the Constitution
           By Mr. BOUSTANY:
       H.R. 1370.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 1371.
       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. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 1372.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 1373.
       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. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California:
       H.R. 1374.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 1375.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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. POSEY:
       H.R. 1376.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Ms. SUTTON:
       H.R. 1377.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY:
       H.R. 1378.
       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. WU:
       H.R. 1379.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.

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