[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13391]
[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. NADLER:
       H.R. 2882.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1, 17, and 18.
            By Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 2883.
        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. CUMMINGS:
        H.R. 2884.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1
            By Mr. SMITH of Texas:
        H.R. 2885.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 Clause 4 of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Mr. FITZPATRICK:
        H.R. 2886.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
       The Congress shall have 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 Mr. MICA:
        H.R. 2887.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 1, Clause 3, and Clause 18.
            By Mr. SCHOCK:
        H.R. 2888.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the power of Congress as stated in Article I, Section 8 of 
     the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. McCOTTER:
        H.R. 2889.
        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 Defence and general Welfare of the United States; 
     but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States.
       Sixteenth Amendment
       The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on 
     incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment 
     among the several States, and without regard to any census or 
     enumeration.
           By Mr. CLARKE of Michigan:
        H.R. 2890.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the 
     United States and
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the 
     United States.
           By Mr. FINCHER:
        H.R. 2891.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. FINCHER:
       H.R. 2892.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 2893.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 of the Constitution
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2894.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I
           By Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California:
       H.R. 2895.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Legal Agricultural Workforce Act is authorized by the 
     Commerce Clause of Article 1 Section 8.
           By Mr. PAYNE:
       H.R. 2896.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution
       The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with 
     the Indian Tribes.
           By Mr. POMPEO:
       H.R. 2897.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 and Clause 18.
           By Mr. RIBBLE:
       H.R. 2898.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 2899.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the US Constitution: ``To 
     establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws 
     on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United 
     States.''
           By Ms. EDWARDS:
       H.J. Res. 78.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V of the Constitution.

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