[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5924-5925]
[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. McNERNEY:
       H.R. 1504.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah:
       H.R. 1505.
       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), and Clause 1 
     of Article 1, Section 8, which grants Congress the authority 
     to provide for the common defense and general welfare of the 
     United States, and Clause 18 of Article 1 Section 8, which 
     allows the authority to make laws deemed necessary and 
     proper.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 1506.
       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.
           By Mr. FLAKE:
       H.R. 1507.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the enumerated powers listed in Article I, section 8, 
     clause 1.
           By Mr. POSEY:
       H.R. 1508.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 1 of 
     Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 1509.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ:
       H.R. 1510.
       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 Mr. PETRI:
       H.R. 1511.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution

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           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1512.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Commerce Clause).
           By Mr. BARTLETT:
       H.R. 1513.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Ms. BERKLEY:
       H.R. 1514.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution states that 
     all legislative powers are vested in the Congress of the 
     United States.
           By Mr. BISHOP of New York:
       H.R. 1515.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, clause 1, commonly referred to as the 
     Spending Clause.
           By Mr. BOSWELL:
       H.R. 1516.
       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 of America.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:
       H.R. 1517.
       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 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. CRITZ:
       H.R. 1518.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 1519.
       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. INSLEE:
       H.R. 1520.
       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. LEWIS of Georgia:
       H.R. 1521.
       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 of the United States Constitution 
     and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and 
     interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.
           By Mr. MACK:
       H.R. 1522.
       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 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 1523.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, which reads: 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. PAYNE:
       H.R. 1524.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution
       The Congress shall have Power * * * To regulate Commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with 
     the Indian Tribes.
           By Mr. POLIS:
       H.R. 1525.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 1,
       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. POSEY:
       H.R. 1526.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution; The 16th Amendment to the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. QUIGLEY:
       H.R. 1527.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 1528.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8, Clause 3
           By Ms. TSONGAS:
       H.R. 1529.
       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 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. WOLF:
       H.R. 1530.
       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 ``provide for the common Defence,'' as 
     enumerated in Article 1, Section 8 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 1531.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is introduced under the powers granted to 
     Congress under Article 1 of the Constitution.

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