[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 7088-7089]
[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. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 1825.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitution of the United States provides clear 
     authority for Congress to pass legislation regarding income 
     taxes. Article I of the Constitution, in detailing 
     Congressional authority, provides that ``Congress shall have 
     Power to lay and collect Taxes . . .'' (Section 8, Clause 1). 
     Further clarifying Congressional power to enact an income 
     tax, voters amended the Constitution by popular vote to 
     provide that ``Congress shall have power to lay and collect 
     taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived. . . .'' 
     (Sixteenth Amendment). The Commuter Relief Act modifies the 
     income tax code in a manner that is consistent with these 
     Constitutional authorities.
            By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 1826.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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. SCHRADER:
       H.R. 1827.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The United States Congress has the authority to enact this 
     bill pursuant to Sections 7 & 8 of Article I of the United 
     States Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. BOUSTANY:
       H.R. 1828.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. BOUSTANY:
        H.R. 1829.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Mr. PAUL:
        H.R. 1830.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This act is justified by the Commerce Clause of the United 
     States which, by granting Congress the power to regulate 
     commerce among the several states, allows Congress to prevent 
     federal agencies from interfering in American's ability to 
     buy or sell unpasteurized milk across state lines.
            By Mr. PAUL:
        H.R. 1831.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This act is justified by the Commerce Clause of the United 
     States Constitution that, by granting Congress the power to 
     regulate commerce among the several states, allows Congress 
     to prevent the federal government from interfering in 
     Americans' ability to grow and process industrial hemp and by 
     the Ninth Amendment and Tenth Amendment of the United States 
     Constitution that recognizes that rights and powers are 
     retained and reserved by the people and the states.
            By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania:
        H.R. 1832.
        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 14 of the United 
     States Constitution which gives Congress the power ``to make 
     Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval 
     Forces.''
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
        H.R. 1833.
        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 (Clause 1), which says, ``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. BRADY of Texas:
        H.R. 1834.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California:
        H.R. 1835.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Constitution--Article 4 Section 4
       The United States shall guarantee to every State in this 
     Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each 
     of them against Invasion; and on Application of the 
     Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot 
     be convened) against domestic Violence.
            By Mr. GRIMM:
        H.R. 1836.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7;
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. NUNES:
       H.R. 1837.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of section 8 and clause 7 of section 9 
     of article I, of the Constitution of the United States.
           By Ms. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 1838.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to the power to 
     regulate interstate commerce).
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H.R. 1839.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. CONAWAY:
       H.R. 1840.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional authority on which this bill rest is the 
     power of Congress to regulate Commerce among the several 
     states, as enumerated in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 1841.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, clause 3
           By Mr. BERMAN:
       H.R. 1842.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 4 of the Constitution.
           By Ms. BORDALLO:
       H.R. 1843.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 7 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. BOUSTANY:
       H.R. 1844.
       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. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 1845.
       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

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     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 Ms. FOXX:
       H.R. 1846.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to Article I, section 8 of the United States 
     Constitution, the bill is authorized by Congress' power to 
     `provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the 
     United States.'
           By Mr. INSLEE:
       H.R. 1847.
       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 1, Section 8, which 
     provides that Congress shall have the power to make Rules for 
     the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces; 
     by Article 1, Section 8, which provides that Congress shall 
     have 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; and by Article 4, Section 3 which provides 
     that 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. MACK:
       H.R. 1848.
       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 Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1849.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       section 1 of article I, and clause 18, section 8 of article 
     I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. NUGENT:
       H.R. 1850.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 15 which grants Congress the 
     power to make rules for the Government and Regulation of the 
     land and naval Forces.
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 16 which grants Congress the 
     power to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, 
     the militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be 
     employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to 
     the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and 
     the Authority of training the Militia according to the 
     discipline prescribed by Congress.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 1851.
       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 Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 1852.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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 Defense and general Welfare of the United States; but 
     all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout 
     the United States.
           By Mr. POE of Texas:
        H.R. 1853.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4, which states that Congress 
     has the power to establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization.
            By Mr. RYAN of Ohio:
        H.R. 1854.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Art. 1, Section 8: 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. WALZ of Minnesota:
        H.R. 1855.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Section 8 of Article I of 
     the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. WOLF:
        H.R. 1856.
        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 ``secure the Blessings of Liberty to 
     ourselves and our Posterity,'' as enumerated in Article 1, 
     Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            Mr. CONYERS:
        H.R. 1857.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 and Amendment I, Clause 3 of 
     the Constitution.
            By Mr. CARTER:
        H.J. Res. 58.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       ``This bill is enacted pursuant to Amendment X of the 
     United States Constitution.''
            By Mr. CARTER:
        H.J. Res. 59.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       ``This bill is enacted pursuant to Amendment X of the 
     United States Constitution.''
            By Mr. CARTER:
        H.J. Res. 60.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       ``This bill is enacted pursuant to Amendment X of the 
     United States Constitution.''
            By Mr. CARTER:
        H.J. Res. 61.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       ``This bill is enacted pursuant to Amendment X of the 
     United States Constitution.''

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