[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8340-8342]
[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. SHULER:
       H.R. 2000.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress shall have power to establish a Rule of 
     Naturalization, and uniform laws the subject of Bankruptcies 
     throughout the United States.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 2001.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, which grants Congress 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; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be 
     uniform throughout the United States;
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ:
       H.R. 2002.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This law is enacted pursuant to article 1, section 8, 
     clauses 11-14 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
        H.R. 2003.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 1.
           By Mr. BERMAN:
        H.R. 2004.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 2, Clause 3.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 2005.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill is based is 
     Congress's power under Article I, Section 8, Clause I of the 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 2006.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill is based is 
     Congress's power under Article I, Section 8, Clause I of the 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
        H.R. 2007.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill is based is 
     Congress's power under Article I, Section 8, Clause I of the 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. ISSA:
        H.R. 2008.
        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 . . .''
           By Mr. BILBRAY:
        H.R. 2009.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, to regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian 
     Tribes;
            By Mr. PAULSEN:
        H.R. 2010.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
           By Mr. LAMBORN:
       H.R. 2011.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, section 3
            By Ms. BASS of California:
        H.R. 2012.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, clause 1
           By Mr. NUNES:
        H.R. 2013.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 grant Congress broad 
     financial powers, including the power to tax and spend for 
     the general welfare and to impose conditions on the receipt 
     of federal monies by the states.
           By Mr. CARTER:
       H.R. 2014.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       ``Article(s) I, Section 8, Clause 1, Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 3 of the United States Constitution and the Sixteenth 
     Amendment of the United States Constitution.''
           By Mr. FATTAH:
       H.R. 2015.
       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 18 of the United 
     States Constitution, which states the 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 the Constitution in the Government of 
     the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 2016.
       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. ADERHOLT:
       H.R. 2017.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The principal constitutional authority for this legislation 
     is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States (the appropriation power), which states: 
     ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . . .'' In 
     addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the 
     Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress 
     shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States. 
     . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions 
     establish the congressional power of the purse, granting 
     Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine 
     their purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to set 
     forth terms and conditions governing their use.
           By Mr. MICA:
       H.R. 2018.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 3 (related to regulation of Commerce 
     among the several States).
           By Ms. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 2019.
       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. BURGESS:
       H.R. 2020.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Congress' legislative 
     powers under Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution. Under 
     this provision, Congress has the authority to regulate 
     ``commerce among the several states'' ``To lay and collect 
     Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises,'' and ``To make Rules for 
     the Government.''
       By Mr. GARDNER:
       H.R. 2021.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: ``To regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes.''
           By Ms. BASS of California:
       H.R. 2022.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 2023.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 9 and Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 18
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD:
       H.R. 2024.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the United States 
     Constitution.

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           Mr. CARTER:
       H.R. 2025.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8: To Provide for the common defence; To 
     provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of 
     the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions; 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.
            By Mr. CICILLINE:
        H.R. 2026.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. CICILLINE:
        H.R. 2027.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
        Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. COHEN:
        H.R. 2028.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 4 of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Ms. DELAURO:
        H.R. 2029.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I. Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Ms. EDWARDS:
       H.R. 2030.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section I.
       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. FINCHER:
        H.R. 2031.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 Clause I.
            By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
        H.R. 2032.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. GERLACH:
        H.R. 2033.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 18 of 
     Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. GERLACH:
        H.R. 2034.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18.
           By Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas:
        H.R. 2035.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Commerce Clause.
            By Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia:
        H.R. 2036.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. GRIJALVA:
        H.R. 2037.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 1 (relating to the power of Congress to 
     provide for the general welfare of the United States) and 
     Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary 
     and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress), 
     and 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).
           By Mr. HIGGINS:
        H.R. 2038.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 of the Constitution.
       The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for 
     Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each 
     State by the Legislature thereof; but Congress may at any 
     time make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Place 
     of chusing Senators.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
        H.R. 2039.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the 
     United States.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa:
        H.R. 2040.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This Act erases the forced-dues clauses in the National 
     Labor Relation Act (NLRA) and Railway Labor Act (RLA). It 
     does not add a single letter to federal law. As such, this 
     bill makes specific changes to existing law in a manner that 
     returns power to the States and to the people, in accordance 
     with Amendment X of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. KINGSTON:
        H.R. 2041.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1, Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States 
     Constitution which states: 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 and Imposts and 
     Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.''
            By Mr. LARSEN of Washington:
        H.R. 2042.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article 1, Section 2 of the Constitution, ``the House 
     of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every 
     second Year by the People of the several States.'' As 
     described in Article 1, Section 1 ``all legislative powers 
     herein granted shall be vested in a Congress.'' I was elected 
     in 2010 to serve in the 112th Congress as certified by the 
     Secretary of State of Washington state.
       Article III, Section 2 states that the Supreme Court has 
     ``the judicial power'' that ``shall extend to all cases, in 
     law and equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws of 
     the United States.'' Article II, Section 1 of the 
     Constitution provides that the Supreme Court is the supreme 
     law of the land when stating ``The judicial power of the 
     United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court.''
       The power of judicial review of the Supreme Court was 
     upheld in Marbury v Madison in 1803, giving the Supreme Court 
     the authority to strike down any law it deems 
     unconstitutional. Members of Congress, having been elected 
     and taken the oath of office, are given the authority to 
     introduce legislation and only the Supreme Court, as 
     established by the Constitution and precedent, can determine 
     the Constitutionality of this authority.
           By Mr. MEEKS:
        H.R. 2043.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 2044.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Health Freedom Act is justified by the First Amendment 
     to the United States Constitution, which, by protecting the 
     people's right of free speech, clearly gives Congress the 
     power to stop the executive branch from censoring speech 
     related to the health benefits of foods and dietary 
     supplements.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 2045.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Health Freedom Act is justified by the First Amendment 
     to the United States Constitution, which, by protecting the 
     people's right of free speech, clearly gives Congress the 
     power to require federal agencies to bear the burden of proof 
     when bringing legal actions to restrict the dissemination of 
     information related to the health benefits of foods and 
     dietary supplements.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 2046.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress is given the power under the Constitution ``To 
     raise and support Armies,'' ``To provide and maintain a 
     Navy,'' and ``To make Rules for the Government and Regulation 
     of the land and naval Forces.'' Art. I, Sec. 8, cls. 12-14. 
     See also: ROSTKER V. GOLDBERG, 453 U.S. 57 (1981)
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN:
       H.R. 2047.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio:
       H.R. 2048.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       ``The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 18 of 
     Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.''
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 2049.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. SIMPSON:
       H.R. 2050.
       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, specifically clause 1 (relating to the 
     power of Congress to provide for the general welfare of the 
     United States) and clause 18 (relating to the power to make 
     all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers 
     vested in Congress), and 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).''
           By Mr. TIBERI:
       H.R. 2051.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
           By Mr. TONKO:
       H.R. 2052.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 1 of article 1 of the Constitution, which states, 
     ``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. WALZ of Minnesota:
       H.R. 2053.
       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. WHITEFIELD:
       H.R. 2054.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
        Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. CROWLEY:
       H.J. Res. 66.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution

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