[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9571]
[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. LATHAM:
       H.R. 5972.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The principal constitutional authority for this legislation 
     is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States (the appropriation power), which states: 
     ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . . .'' In 
     addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the 
     Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress 
     shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . 
     . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions 
     establish the congressional power of the purse, granting 
     Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine 
     their purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to set 
     forth terms and conditions governing their use.
           By Mr. KINGSTON:
       H.R. 5973.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The principal constitutional authority for this legislation 
     is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States (the appropriation power), which states: 
     ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . . .'' In 
     addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the 
     Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress 
     shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . 
     . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions 
     establish the congressional power of the purse, granting 
     Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine 
     their purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to set 
     forth terms and conditions governing their use.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       H.R. 5974.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Sections 7 & 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution and Amendment XVI 
     of the United States Constitution.
           By Ms. BONAMICI:
       H.R. 5975.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 5976.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution and
       Article 1, Section 9, clause 7 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas:
       H.R. 5977.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The authority to enact this bill is derived from, but may 
     not be limited to, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 5978.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Fourteenth Amendment, Section 5
           By Mr. CASSIDY:
       H.R. 5979.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 [the Spending Clause] of the 
     United States Constitution states that `The Congress shall 
     have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and 
     Excises, to pay for Debts and provide for the common Defence 
     and general Welfare of the United States.'
           By Mr. PETERSON:
       H.R. 5980.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper 
     Clause)
       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. PETRI:
       H.R. 5981.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 1 and 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the 
     Constitution of the United States.
           By Mr. SHULER:
       H.R. 5982.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.
           By Mr. STIVERS:
       H.R. 5983.
        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. STIVERS:
       H.R. 5984.
       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. STIVERS:
       H.R. 5985.
       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.

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