[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16641]
[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. BERMAN:
       H.R. 6644.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is introduced pursuant to the authority 
     delineated in Article I section I, which includes an implied 
     power for the Congress to regulate the conduct of the United 
     States with respect to foreign affairs.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 6645.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.
           By Mr. BUCHANAN:
       H.R. 6646.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 6647.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.
           By Mr. KUCINICH:
       H.R. 6648.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 7 which provides Congress with 
     the power to establish and regulate the United States postal 
     system.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN:
       H.R. 6649.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the constitution.

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