[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2568]
[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. CAMP:
       H.R. 4105.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article I of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 4106.
       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 Mr. LAMBORN:
       H.R. 4107.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 6, Section 8, Article 1, which states ``The Congress 
     shall have the power . . . to coin Money, regulate the Value 
     thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights 
     and Measures.''
           By Ms. BERKLEY:
       H.R. 4108.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 4109.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the United States 
     Constitution, the power of Congress to make all needful Rules 
     and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property 
     belonging to the United States. As well as Article I, Section 
     8, Clause 18, relating to the power to make all laws 
     necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in 
     Congress.
           By Mr. McCAUL:
       H.R. 4110.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 4111.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. MARINO:
       H.R. 4112.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. PAYNE:
       H.R. 4113.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution
       The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with 
     the Indian Tribes.
           By Mr. RUNYAN:
       H.R. 4114.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
           By Mr. STIVERS:
       H.R. 4115.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. RIBBLE:
       H.J. Res. 105.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional amendment authority and process set 
     forth in Article V of the U.S. Constitution.

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