[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 7772-7773]
[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. RAHALL:
       H.R. 1953.
       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.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H.R. 1954.
       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. TIBERI:
       H.R. 1955.
       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. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H R. 1956.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H R. 1957.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Ms. BERKLEY:
       H.R. 1958.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3; and including, but not 
     solely limited to Article I, Section 8, Clause 14.
           By Mr. TONKO:
       H.R. 1959.
       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. WITTMAN:
       H.R. 1960.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.
           By Mr. BOREN:
       H.R. 1961.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 1962.
       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 I of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 1963.
       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.
           By Mr. GERLACH:
       H.R. 1964.
       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. HIMES:
       H.R. 1965.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 1966.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the Constitution of the United States.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 1967.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the Constitution of the United States.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 1968.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 on Military Regulation.
           By Ms. JENKINS:
       H.R. 1969.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8:
       The Congress shall have the 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 Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 1970.
       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 Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:
       H.R. 1971.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article I, Section 8, clause 3 to regulate 
     Commerce among the several States.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1972.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 14 and 18 of section 8 of article I of the 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. QUIGLEY:
       H.R. 1973.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
           By Mr. QUIGLEY:
       H.R. 1974.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. SCHIFF:
       H.R. 1975.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18, the Necessary and Proper Clause. Legislation to 
     name a Post Office after an individual is constitutional 
     under Article I, Section 8, Clause 7, which gives Congress 
     the power to establish Post Offices and post roads. The bill 
     is also constitutionally authorized under the Necessary and 
     Proper Clause, which supports the expansion of congressional 
     authority beyond the explicit authorities that are directly 
     discernible from the text.
           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
       H.R. 1976.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 3 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 1977.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause III.
           By Mr. BOREN:
       H.J. Res. 65.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article One, Section Eight

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