[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8109-8110]
[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. BASS of California:
       H.R. 5871.
       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 1.
       Article. I.
       Section 1.
       All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a 
     Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a 
     Senate and House of Representatives.
           By Mr. HENSARLING:
       H.R. 5872.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7. Which states: ``No Money 
     shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of 
     Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and 
     Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money 
     shall be published from time to time.''
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 5873.
       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 which

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     gives Congress the power ``to regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations, and among the several states, and within the Indian 
     Tribes.''
           By Mr. POLIS:
       H.R. 5874.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN:
       H.R. 5875.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, section 3 of the Constitution of the United 
     States grant Congress the authority to make all needful Rules 
     and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property 
     belonging to the United States.''
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 5876.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       To the power granted to Congress under Article I of the 
     United States Constitution and its subsequent amendments, and 
     further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the 
     United States.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 5877.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 of the Constitution
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 5878.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 of the Constitution
           By Mrs. NOEM:
       H.R. 5879.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, the Commerce Clause.
           By Mr. RUNYAN:
       H.R. 5880.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. RUNYAN:
       H.R. 5881.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8

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