[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8534]
[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. LANKFORD:
       H.R. 5900.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:
       H.R. 5901.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 5902.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution to 
     regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several 
     States, and with the Indian tribes.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 5903.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California:
       H.R. 5904.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act is authorized 
     under Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution 
     which provides that Congress shall have to power to ``define 
     and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, 
     and offences against the law of nations''

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