[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6816-6817]
[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. PRICE of North Carolina:
       H.R. 1794.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution provides 
     Congress with the authority to ``make all Laws which shall be 
     necessary and proper'' to provide for the ``general Welfare'' 
     of Americans. In the Department of Education Organization Act 
     (P.L. 96-88), Congress declared that ``the establishment of a 
     Department of Education is in the public interest, will 
     promote the general welfare of the United States, will help 
     ensure that education issues receive proper treatment at the 
     Federal level, and will enable the Federal Government to 
     coordinate its education activities more effectively.'' The 
     Department of Education's mission is to ``promote student 
     achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by 
     fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.''
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 1795.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3.
           By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 1796.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 4 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution, 
     which grants Congress the power ``[t]o establish an uniform 
     Rule of

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     Naturalization . . . throughout the United States.''
           By Mr. LUJAN:
       H.R. 1797.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article 1
           By Mr. MACK:
       H.R. 1798.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. MEEKS:
       H.R. 1799.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 1800.
       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, Clauses 1 and 3 of 
     the United States Constitution.

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