[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 7585-7586]
[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.

           Mr. CUMMINGS:
       H.R. 5853.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8: ``The Congress shall have Power to 
     lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposes and Excises, to pay 
     the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general 
     welfare of the United States''

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