[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17736]
[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. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 6675.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 6676.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
           By Mr. ELLISON:
       H.R. 6677.
       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 7, Clause 1 and Section 8, Clause 1.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 6678.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the Constitution of the United States.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 6679.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 6680.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 Clause III of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. REED:
       H.R. 6681.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. REED:
       H.R. 6682.
       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.''

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