[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15035]
[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. McMORRIS RODGERS:
       H.R. 6578.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional authority in which this bill rests is 
     the power of the Congress to regulate Commerce as enumerated 
     by Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.J. Res. 121.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V of the United States Constitution

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