[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3360]
[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. TIBERI:
       H.R. 4196.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following: This bill makes changes to existing law 
     relating to Article 1, Section 8 which provides that ``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;'' and Article 1, Section 7 which provides 
     that ``All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the 
     House of Representatives.''

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