[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3740-3741]
[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. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 4214.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States.
           By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:
       H.R. 4215.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article I, Section 8, clause 3 to regulate 
     Commerce among the several States.
           By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 4216.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 8 of section 8 of Article I of the Constitution
           By Mr. GRIMM:
       H.R. 4217.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 4218.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . . 
     . general Welfare of the United States; .  .  .
       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. 4219.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . . 
     . general Welfare of the United States; . . .
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3

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       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. 4220.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . . 
     . general Welfare of the United States; . . .
       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. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 4221.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 4222.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 4223.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The authority to enact this bill is derived from, but may 
     not be limited to, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Mr. BROUN of Georgia:
       H.R. 4224.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 [the Spending Clause] of the 
     United States Constitution states that `The Congress shall 
     have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and 
     Excises, to pay for Debts and provide for the common Defence 
     and general Welfare of the United States.' This bill restores 
     the proper balance of power between the federal and state 
     governments as intended under the 10th Amendment to the 
     Constitution by devolving the responsibilities related to 
     health care to the states and individuals.
       It reinforces the founding constitutional principle that 
     state governments and individuals are properly situated with 
     attending to their own health, safety, and general welfare.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 4225.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Ms. MOORE:
       H.R. 4226.
       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. TIERNEY:
       H.R. 4227.
       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 8 of the United 
     States Constitution

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