[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6803-6804]
[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. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 5740.
       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. HECK:
       H.R. 5741.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. LoBIONDO:
       H.R. 5742.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan:
       H.R. 5743.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
     United States government are carried out to support the 
     national security interests of the United States, to support 
     and assist the armed forces of the United States, and to 
     support the President in the execution of the foreign policy 
     of the United States.
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States provides, in pertinent part, that ``Congress shall 
     have power . . . to pay the debts and provide for the common 
     defense and general welfare of the United States''; ``. . . 
     to raise and support armies . . .''; ``To provide and 
     maintain a Navy''; ``To make Rules for the Government and 
     Regulation of the land and naval Forces''; and ``To make all 
     laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into 
     Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested in 
     this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or 
     in any Department or Officer thereof.''
           By Mr. GOSAR:
       H.R. 5744.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill addresses management of federal land. 
     Accordingly, we turn to the following constitutional 
     authority:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2.
       The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all 
     needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or 
     other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in 
     this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any 
     Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.
       Currently, the federal government possesses approximately 
     1.8 billion acres of land. The land at issue in this bill is 
     but a small part of those holdings. The U.S. Constitution 
     specifically addresses the relationship of the federal 
     government to lands. Article IV, Sec.  3, Clause 2--the 
     Property Clause--gives Congress plenary power and full 
     authority over federal property. The U.S. Supreme Court has 
     described Congress's power to legislate under this Clause as 
     ``without limitation.'' Because of this express 
     Constitutional authority, Congress has the right, if not the 
     duty, to properly manage its public lands, including 
     establishing forestation policies, and tree harvesting and 
     tree salvaging. This bill falls squarely within the express 
     Constitutional power set forth in the Property Clause.
           By Mr. ELLISON:
       H.R. 5745.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. TIBERI:
       H.R. 5746.
       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.''
           By Mr. CUMMINGS:
       H.R. 5747.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, the reported bill is authorized by Congress' 
     power ``To provide for the common Defense and general Welfare 
     of the United States.''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution, the reported bill is authorized by Congress' 
     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.''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 12 of the United States 
     Constitution, the reported bill is authorized by Congress' 
     power ``To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of 
     Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two 
     Years.''
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 5748.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I. Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 5749.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. Sec.  1 and 8.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 5750.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 5751.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clauses 10, 11, 
     and 18.
           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5752.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5753.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.

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           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5754.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5755.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5756.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5757.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5758.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
        H.R. 5759.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
        H.R. 5760.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
        H.R. 5761.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
        H.R. 5762.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
        H.R. 5763.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
        H.R. 5764.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
        H.R. 5765.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
        H.R. 5766.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
        H.R. 5767.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
        H.R. 5768.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
        H.R. 5769.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
            By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
        H.R. 5770.
        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, Clause 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
        H.R. 5771.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
        H.R. 5772.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
        H.R. 5773.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
        H.R. 5774.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
        H.R. 5775.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
        H.R. 5776.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
        H.R. 5777.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
        H.R. 5778.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
        H.R. 5779.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
        H.R. 5780.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the authority enumerated in Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.

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