[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4189]
[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 Mrs. BONO MACK:
        H.R. 4263.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes.
            By Mrs. BIGGERT:
        H.R. 4264.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 1 (relating to the general 
     welfare of the United States); and Article I, section 8, 
     clause 3 (relating to the power to regulate interstate 
     commerce).
            By Mr. CRAWFORD:
        H.R. 4265.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the enumerated powers listed in The 16th Article of 
     Amendment to the Constitution.
            By Mr. SCHIFF:
        H.R. 4266.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Hexavalant 
     Chromium Act is constitutional under Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18, the Necessary and Proper Clause. The bill 
     constitutional authorized under the under the Necessary and 
     Proper Clause, which supports the expansion of congressional 
     authority beyond the explicit authorities that are directly 
     discernible from the text.
            By Mr. MATHESON:
        H.R. 4267.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Mr. AMASH:
        H.R. 4268.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Export-Import Bank is purported to be authorized under 
     the congressional power ``To regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations'' in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the 
     Constitution. Congress has the implied power to repeal laws 
     that exceed its constitutional authority as well as laws 
     within its constitutional authority.
            By Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia:
        H.R. 4269.
        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 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Ms. HOCHUL:
       H.R. 4270.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
            By Ms. MOORE:
        H.R. 4271.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. NADLER:
        H.R. 4272.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution, 
     clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution, and 
     clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.

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