[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 4461-4462]
[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. OLSON:
        H.R. 4273.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18--The Congress shall have 
     Power 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. (Necessary and Proper Regulations to 
     Effectuate Powers)
           By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan:
       H.R. 4274.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution, which 
     states: ``The Congress shall have Power To regulate Commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with 
     the Indian tribes''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution, which 
     states ``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. McDERMOTT:
        H.R. 4275.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 Clause 18
           By Mr. MICA:
       H.R. 4276.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 1, Clause 3, Clause 7, and Clause 18.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
        H.R. 4277.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I
           By Mr. HURT:
       H.R. 4278.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 3 (related to regulation of Commerce 
     among the several States)
           By Mr. YOUNG of Indiana:
       H.R. 4279.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 in which Congress has the 
     explicit power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and 
     excises and Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 to make Rules for 
     the Government and Regulation of land and naval forces.
           By Mr. PIERLUISI:
       H.R. 4280.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the power of the Congress to provide for the general welfare 
     of the United States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 1 of the United States Constitution; to make all laws 
     which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into 
     execution such power, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18 of the Constitution; and to make rules and 
     regulations respecting the U.S. territories, as enumerated in 
     Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. MICA:
       H.R. 4281.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 1, Clause 3, Clause 7, and Clause 18.
           By Mr. BERG:
       H.R.4282.
       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 10, 
     Clause 3 (relating to the power to enter into foreign 
     compacts on behalf of States).
           By Mr. BARROW:
       H.R. 4283.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 Clause 3, the Commerce Clause.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:
       H.R. 4284.
       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

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     8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 4285.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I. Sec. 5, Clause 2: ``Each House may determine the 
     Rules of its Proceedings . . .''
           By Ms. HAHN:
       H.R. 4286.
       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, Clauses 1 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. HAHN:
       H.R. 4287.
        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, Clauses 1 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. HAHN:
       H.R. 4288.
       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, Clauses 1 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois:
       H.R. 4289.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to Article I, Section 5, paragraph 2 that ``Each 
     House may determine Rules of its proceedings;'' further, in 
     Section 8, Congress has the power to ``pay the debts and 
     provide for the common defence and general welfare of the 
     United States.''
       This legislation is within the powers of Congress because 
     it provides transparent accounting of travels by Members of 
     Congress, thereby reducing the debts incurred to pay for said 
     travels. Moreover, this legislation will promote the 
     ``general welfare'' by promoting the trust in which citizens 
     place in their government to be good stewards of their money.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 4290.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4291.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       section 1 of article I, and clause 18, section 8 of article 
     I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 4292.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution, 
     which states that the Congress shall have the power to 
     regulate interstate and foreign commerce, as well as clause 
     18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution, which 
     states that Congress shall make all laws necessary and proper 
     for carrying into execution the foregoing powers vested in 
     the government of the United States.
           By Mr. SCHRADER:
       H.R. 4293.
       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 18 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. WEST:
       H.R. 4294.
       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.

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