[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15069]
[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.

           Mrs. CHRISTENSEN:
       H.R. 6585.
       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 to enact bills pursuant to clause 1 of 
     section 8 of article I of the Constitution. Pursuant to this 
     clause, Congress has the authority to ``provide for the . . . 
     general welfare of the United States.'' Included in the 
     concept of `general welfare' is Congress's authority to spend 
     money to provide for the health of the citizenry.

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