[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3190-3191]
[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. HALL:
        H.R. 4165.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. DOGGETT:
        H.R. 4166.
        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. BARROW:
        H.R. 4167.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution of the 
     United States.
            By Mr. GUINTA:
        H.R. 4168.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       per Article 1 Section 8
            By Mr. McGOVERN:
        H.R. 4169.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18--And Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 3
            By Mr. CLARKE of Michigan:
        H.R. 4170.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution.
            By Mr. BROUN of Georgia:
        H.R. 4171.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes;
            By Mr. HECK:
        H.R. 4172.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8, Article 1
            By Ms. LEE of California:
        H.R. 4173.
        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 of the United States Constitution 
     and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and 
     interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.
            By Mrs. ELLMERS:
        H.R. 4174.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution--To 
     regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several 
     States, and with the Indian Tribes;
            By Mr. DENT:
        H.R. 4175.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. SOUTHERLAND:
        H.R. 4176.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section. 8. Clause 1 of the Constitution: The Congress 
     shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts 
     and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common 
     Defense and general Welfare of the United States; but all 
     Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the 
     United States;
            By Mr. SCHILLING:
        H.R. 4177.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, 
     Section 8, Clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16 of the United States 
     Constitution the bill is authorized by Congress' power over 
     the care of the Armed Forces.
            By Mr. TURNER of Ohio:
        H.R. 4178.
        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 provide for the common Defence'', 
     ``to raise and support Armies'', ``to provide and maintain a 
     Navy'' and ``to make Rules for the Government and Regulation 
     of the land and naval Forces'' as enumerated in Article I, 
     section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SHERMAN:
        H.R. 4179.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
        H.R. 4180.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The United States Constitution provides the legal 
     foundation for the Federal Reserve in Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 5, which gives Congress the power ``to coin money 
     [and] regulate the value thereof,'' and Clause 18, which 
     gives Congress the power to make laws ``necessary and proper 
     for carrying [out] the foregoing powers.''
       For a more thorough legal brief on power of the federal 
     government to charter a central bank, see Alexander Hamilton, 
     ``Opinion on the Constitutionality of a National Bank'' in 
     Alexander Hamilton: Writings (New York: Literary Classics, 
     2001), pp. 613-646.
            By Mr. ANDREWS:
        H.R. 4181.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
            By Mr. GOHMERT:
        H.R. 4182.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 17, providing Congress with 
     exclusive jurisdiction over the District of Columbia.
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, providing Congress with 
     the authority to enact legislation necessary to execute one 
     of its enumerated powers, such as Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 17.
            By Mr. ISRAEL:
        H.R. 4183.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. LANGEVIN:
        H.R. 4184.
        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 1, Section 8 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Ms. MATSUI:
        H.R. 4185.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. NUGENT:
        H.R. 4186.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Amendment I to the United States Constitution, which states 
     ``Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of 
     religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or 
     abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the 
     right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition 
     the Government for a redress of grievances.''
            By Mr. PEARCE:
        H.R. 4187.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution of the 
     United States grants Congress the power to enact this law.
            By Mr. ROSS of Florida:
        H.R. 4188.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7 of the Constitution; ``No 
     money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of 
     Appropriations made by law, and a regular Statement and 
     Account of Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money 
     shall be published from time to time.''
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio:
       H.R. 4189.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The attached legislation is based upon the following 
     Section 8 statement:
       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. SCHIFF:
       H.R. 4190.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       The Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act is 
     constitutionally authorized under Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18, the Necessary and Proper Clause. The Necessary and 
     Proper Clause supports the expansion of congressional 
     authority beyond the explicit authorities that are directly 
     discernible from the text. Additionally, the Preamble to the 
     Constitution provides support of the authority to enact 
     legislation to promote the General Welfare.
           By Mr. SCHRADER:
       H.R. 4191.
       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. SMITH of Washington:
       H.R. 4192.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution, and Amendments 
     IV and V to the Constitution.
           By Mr. STIVERS:
       H.R. 4193.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution of the United 
     States grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 4194.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3

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