[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1676]
[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. JOHNSON of Georgia:
       H.R. 4032.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8 cl. 1 and cl. 1.
            By Mr. SULLIVAN:
       H.R. 4033.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
       ``The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with 
     the Indian Tribes.''
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 4034.
       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 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. REICHERT:
       H.R. 4035.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress shall have 
     Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, 
     to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and 
     general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts 
     and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio:
       H.R. 4036.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7.
           By Mr. SABLAN:
       H.R. 4037.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, section 8, clause 3 and Article IV, 
     section 3, clause 2 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 4038.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Amendment XVI to the Constitution
           By Mr. AMODEI:
       H.R. 4039.
       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 of the United 
     States Constitution, specifically clause 1 (relating to 
     providing for the general welfare of the United States) and 
     clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary 
     and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress), 
     and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and 
     regulations respecting the territory or other property 
     belonging to the United States).
           By Mr. BACA:
       H.R. 4040.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution--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 Mr. BERMAN:
       H.R. 4041.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:
       H.R. 4042.
       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. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 4043.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 13 & 14 of the U.S. 
     Constitution, giving Congress the power to provide and 
     maintain a Navy, and also make rules for the Government and 
     Regulation of the land and naval Forces.
           By Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois:
       H.R. 4044.
       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 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. KLINE:
       H.R. 4045.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation ensures that members of the National Guard 
     and Reserve Component who mobilized and deployed prior to 
     changes made to Department of Defense guidelines pertaining 
     to the earning of the Post Deployment Mobilization Respite 
     Absence Program do not receive a reduction in their earned 
     benefits while deployed in defense of our nation. Specific 
     authority is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution (clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16), which 
     grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to 
     provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government 
     and regulation of the land and naval forces; and to provide 
     for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.
           By Mr. LAMBORN:
       H.R. 4046.
       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. MURPHY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 4047.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8

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