[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 14193-14194]
[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. WHITFIELD:
       H.R. 6388.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 which grants Congress the 
     power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among 
     the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.
           By Mr. LAMBORN:
       H.R. 6389.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Preamble of the Constitution identifies ``providing for 
     the common defense'' as one of the core responsibilities of 
     the federal government. Additionally, Article 1 Section 8 
     clauses 11, 12, 13, 15, and 16 make clear national defense 
     was a priority for the founders as they drafted the 
     Constitution. Furthermore, this legislation restores a proper 
     balance of power between the federal government and state 
     governments as the 10th Amendment intended.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS:
       H.R. 6390.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 6391.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 14
           By Ms. BALDWIN:
       H.R. 6392.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. BARBER:
       H.R. 6393.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. POLIS:
       H.R. 6394.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 1 (relating to the general 
     welfare of the United States); and Article I, section 8, 
     clause 3 (relating to the power to regulate interstate 
     commerce).
           By Mr. BACA:
       H.R. 6395.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:
       H.R. 6396.
       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. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 6397.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States.
           By Mr. GERLACH:
       H.R. 6398.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 1 of 
     Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. HEINRICH:
       H.R. 6399.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 6400.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 1.
           By Mr. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 6401.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18.
           By Mr. MORAN:
       H.R. 6402.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation is authorized by Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 1, which grants Congress, authority regarding Defence 
     [sic] and general Welfare of the United States.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 6403.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio:
       H.R. 6404.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The above mentioned legislation is based upon the following 
     Section 8 statement:
       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 thereof.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 6405.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Art. I, Sec. 8, cl. 1
       Art. I, Sec. 8, cl. 18
           By Ms. SPEIER:
       H.R. 6406.
       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 1, Section 8 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. TIERNEY:
       H.R. 6407.
       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.
           By Mr. WALSH of Illinois:
       H.R. 6408.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 4, Clause 1: The Times, Places, and 
     Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, 
     shall be prescribed by each state by the legislature thereof; 
     but the Congress may at any time by Law make or such 
     Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 6409.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is introduced under the powers granted to 
     Congress under Article 1 of the Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.J. Res. 119.
       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 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.J. Res. 120.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17, giving Congress exclusive 
     jurisdiction over the District of Columbia. That clause was 
     cited as the authority for the government's ability to accept 
     the original Smithson donation and the creation of the 
     Smithsonian Institution via the Act of August 10, 1846.
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, the Necessary and Proper 
     clause, which provides the power to enact legislation 
     necessary to effectuate one of the earlier enumerated powers, 
     such as the authority granted in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 
     17 referred to bove.

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