[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 7455-7456]
[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 Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
        H.R. 5826.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
            By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 5827.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
            By Mrs. MALONEY:
        H.R. 5828.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 4, Clause 1, The Times, Places and 
     Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, 
     shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; 
     but Congress may at any time make or alter such Regulations, 
     except as to the Place of chusing Senators.
            By Mrs. LUMMIS:
        H.R. 5829.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause I: 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.
       And,
       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.
            By Mr. REICHERT:
        H.R. 5830.
        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 1, section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution, specifically clause 1 (relating to 
     providing for the general welfare of the United States) and 
     clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary 
     and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress), 
     and Article IV, section 3, clause 2 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and 
     regulations respecting the territory or other property 
     belonging to the United States).''
            By Ms. MATSUI:
        H.R. 5831.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. BACA:
        H.R. 5832.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 & 18
            By Ms. BERKLEY:
        H.R. 5833.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
            By Mr. BOSWELL:
        H.R. 5834.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the 
     United States of America.
            By Mr. BOSWELL:
        H.R. 5835.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the 
     United States of America.
            By Mr. BOSWELL:
        H.R. 5836.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the 
     United States of America.
            By Ms. BUERKLE:
        H.R. 5837.
        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 establish Post Offices and post 
     roads, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the 
     United States Constitution.
            By Mr. CONYERS:
        H.R. 5838.

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        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution.
            By Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky:
        H.R. 5839.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, of the United States Constitution and 
     Amendment XVI of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee:
        H.R. 5840.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 6, which states ``The Congress 
     shall have the power . . . to coin Money, regulate the Value 
     thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the standard of Weights 
     and Measures.''
            By Ms. FUDGE:
        H.R. 5841.
        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 lay and collect duties and to 
     regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, as enumerated in 
     Article I, Section 8.
           By Ms. JENKINS:
       H.R. 5842.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California:
       H.R. 5843.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the 
     United States and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the 
     Constitution of the United States.
           By Mr. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 5844.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, which reads:
       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 the 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.
           By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 5845.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 12
           By Mr. QUAYLE:
       H.R. 5846.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and the Second Amendment to 
     the United States Constitution.
           By Ms. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 5847.
       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. ROTHMAN of New Jersey:
       H.R. 5848.
       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. SCHILLING:
       H.R. 5849.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8. Clause 1. The Congress shall have 
     Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, 
     to pay the Debts and 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. SHERMAN:
       H.R. 5850.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
           By Mr. TIERNEY:
       H.R. 5851.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 5852.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, 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 the 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.
           By Mr. CROWLEY:
       H.J. Res. 109.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.

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