[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11965]
[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 Mrs. LUMMIS:
       H.R. 2631.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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.
           By Mr. NUNES:
       H.R. 2632.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 2633.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 9 and clause 18 of section 8 of Article I of the 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 2634.
       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.
           By Mr. POLIS:
       H.R. 2635.
       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.
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 5
       The Congress shall have Power to coin Money, regulate the 
     Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of 
     Weights and Measures.
           By Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California:
       H.R. 2636.
       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 Ms. CHU:
       H.R. 2637.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 and Article 1, 
     Section 9, Clause 7 of the Constitution of the United States 
     of America, the authority to enact this legislation rests 
     with the Congress.
       By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 2638.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2639.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 2640.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 7.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2641.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3.

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