[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5571-5572]
[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. CONYERS:
        H.R. 1409.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
            By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
        H.R. 1410.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
        H.R. 1411.
        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 Constitution of the United States, which 
     grants Congress the power to provide for the common Defense 
     of the United States, and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of 
     the Constitution of the United States, which provides 
     Congress the power to make ``all Laws which shall be 
     necessary and proper'' for carrying out the constitutional 
     powers vested in the Government of the United States.
           By Mr. TERRY:
        H.R. 1412.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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 Defense and 
     general Welfare of the United States
            By Mr. DEFAZIO:
        H.R. 1413.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (relating to the power to 
     make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the 
     powers vested in Congress), and 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. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 1414.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (relating to the power to 
     make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the 
     powers vested in Congress), and 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. DeFAZIO:
        H.R. 1415.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (relating to the power to 
     make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the 
     powers vested in Congress), and 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. PAULSEN:
        H.R. 1416.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8.
           By Mr. FILNER:
        H.R. 1417.
        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 1, 14, and 18), which grants 
     Congress the power to provide for the general welfare of the 
     United States; to make Rules for the Government and 
     Regulation of the land and naval Forces; and to make all Laws 
     which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into 
     Execution the foregoing Powers.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
        H.R. 1418.
        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 and Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:
        H.R. 1419.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 1 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:
       H.R. 1420.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       13th 14th 15th Amendments
           By Mr. BOREN:
       H.R. 1421.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution: To 
     regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several 
     States, and with the Indian Tribes;
           By Mr. BOSWELL:
       H.R. 1422.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution, section 8, clause 18
           By Mr. COLE:
       H.R. 1423.
       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 establish Post Offices and post 
     roads, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia:
       H.R. 1424.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 Clause 18
           By Mrs. ELLMERS:
       H.R. 1425.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Art. I, Sec. 8, cl. 2 (regulating commerce between the 
     several states);
       Art. I, Sec. 8, cl. 7 (promoting the progress of science 
     and the useful, by for a limited time granting them exclusive 
     rights to their works);
       Art I, sec. 8, cl. 11 and 12 (raising army and navies).
           By Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.R. 1426.
       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 commerce among the several 
     States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
           By Mr. HARPER:
       H.R. 1427.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. HIGGINS:
       H.R. 1428.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of this legislation lies in 
     the power of congress to lay and collect taxes, duties, 
     imposts and excises as described in Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 1. With further support from the Sixteenth Amendment, 
     which provides Congress the power to lay and collect taxes on 
     incomes, from whatever sources derived.
           By Mr. MORAN:
       H.R. 1429.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. NUNES:
       H.R. 1430.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 3 and 18 of section 8 of article I of the 
     Constitution of the United States.
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 1431.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 2 of 
     Section 3 of Article IV of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:
       H.R. 1432.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 1433.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The authority to enact this bill is derived from, but may 
     not be limited to, Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Mr. SHULER:
       H.R. 1434.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 Clause 1 gives Congress the authority 
     to ``provide for the common defense and general welfare of 
     the United States.''

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           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1435.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill is based is 
     Congress's power under 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. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1436.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill is based is 
     Congress's power under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania:
        H.R. 1437.
       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, which grants Congress the power ``to 
     regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several 
     states, and with the Indian tribes.''
           Mr. RANGEL:
        H.R. 1438.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
        H.J. Res. 55.
       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. WALSH of Illinois:
       H.J. Res. 56.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V of the United States Constitution.

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