[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5697-5699]
[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. GOODLATTE:
        H.R. 1439.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 3.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
        H.R. 1440.
        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.
            By Mr. RUNYAN:
       H.R. 1441.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. AMASH:
       H.R. 1442.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution specifically 
     empowers Congress to ``raise and

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     support Armies'' and ``provide and maintain a Navy.'' The 
     bill appropriates funds to support our Armed Forces.
            By Mr. BROUN of Georgia:
        H.R. 1443.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Amendment II: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to 
     the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep 
     and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
           By Mr. BROUN of Georgia:
       H.R. 1444.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Sec. 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. BROUN of Georgia:
        H.R. 1445.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Amendment II: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to 
     the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep 
     and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
            By Mr. ISSA:
        H.R. 1446.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7
       No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular 
     Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all 
     public Money shall be published from time to time.
            By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
        H.R. 1447.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The U.S. Constitution, including Article 1, Section 8.
           By Ms. BALDWIN:
       H.R. 1448.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18 of the Constitution 
     of the United States
            By Mr. TOWNS:
        H.R. 1449.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This Bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 3 of the United States Constitution, known as the 
     ``Commerce Clause.'' This provision grants Congress the broad 
     power to ``regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among 
     the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.''\1\
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     \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.''
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            By Mrs. BACHMANN:
       H.R. 1450.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article One, Section Eight, Clause One, wherein it 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 Mrs. DAVIS of California:
       H.R. 1451.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution
           By Mr. HEINRICH:
       H.R. 1452.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to Article IV, section 3, clause 2 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. HINCHEY:
       H.R. 1453.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, clause 3 of the Constitution
           By Mr. HULTGREN:
       H.R. 1454.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 6 of Article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 1455.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Necessary and Proper Regulations to Effectuate Powers--
     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. KIND:
       H.R. 1456.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 1457.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Amendment I to the Constitution states, ``Congress shall 
     make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or 
     prohibiting the free exercise thereof;''
       Many veterans in World War I were not awarded the Medal of 
     Honor which many of them may have deserved. Those worthy 
     veterans were denied the Medal of Honor due to religious 
     discrimination.
           By Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California:
       H.R. 1458.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 1459.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 4 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 1460.
       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.
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 1461.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution of the 
     United States grants Congress the power to enact this law.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1462.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 ``to provide for the common Defense 
     and Welfare of the United States.''
           By Mr. REICHERT:
       H.R. 1463.
       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.
       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.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H.R. 1464.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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. SABLAN:
       H.R. 1465.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, section 8, clause 1 and Article IV, 
     section 3, clause 2 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. SABLAN:
       H.R. 1466.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution of 
     the United States, Congress has the power to establish a 
     uniform Rule of Naturalization--to define the terms under 
     which a foreign person can become a citizen of the U.S. 
     Congress also has the power to exclude aliens and to 
     prescribe the terms under which they are allowed to enter the 
     U.S.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1467.
       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.''
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H.R. 1468.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3, 7, and 18 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. KISSELL:
       H.R. 1469.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7
       No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular 
     Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all 
     public Money shall be published from time to time.
           By Mr. ROSS of Florida:
       H.R. 1470.
       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.

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           By Mr. KILDEE:
       H.R. 1471.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9: No money shall be drawn from the 
     Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by law; 
     and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and 
     Expenditures of all public Money Shall be published from time 
     to time.
           By Ms. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 1472.
       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, Clauses 3 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.

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