[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12781-12782]
[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. DAVIS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 2790.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, to ``provide for the common Defence and general 
     Welfare of the United States.''
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 2791.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7, ``No Money shall be drawn 
     from the Treasury, but in

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     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular 
     Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all 
     public Money shall be published from time to time.''
           By Mr. PAYNE:
       H.R. 2792.
       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.

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