[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 10958-10959]
[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. KING of Iowa:
       H.R. 2496.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 states that ``The Congress 
     shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United 
     States.''

       In addition, Article I, Section 8, Clauses 12 and 13 states 
     that Congress shall have power ``To raise and support 
     Armies'' and ``To provide and maintain a Navy.''
       Together, these provisions establish the congressional 
     power of the purse, granting Congress the authority to 
     appropriate funds to ensure that U.S. service members will 
     not lose pay due to a funding gap, as well as the power to 
     prioritize the payment of debts.

           By Mr. SMITH of Texas:
       H.R. 2497.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

       Clause 4 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution

           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2498.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

       Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution; 
     clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution; 
     section 5 of Amendment XIV to the Constitution.

           By Mr. KISSELL:
       H.R. 2499.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

       Article I, Sec. 8, clause 3, the Commerce Clause

           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 2500.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

       This bill is enacted pursuant to Congress' legislative 
     powers under Article 1, 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 Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 2501.
       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. HERGER:
       H.R. 2502.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 2503.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

       Article I, Section 8, Clause 5
       The Congress shall have the Power to coin Money, regulate 
     the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard 
     of Weights and Measures;

           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 2504.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution;

       Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution; 
     and

       Clause 2 of Section 3 of Article IV of the Constitution.

           By Mr. PAULSEN:
       H.R. 2505.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

       Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. PETRI:
       H.R. 2506.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

       Clause 18 of section 8 of article I, which grants Congress 
     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 therof.''

           By Mr. ROKITA:
       H.R. 2507.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
       The Congress shall have Power to regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes.

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