[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9644-9645]
[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. CAMP:
       H.R. 5986.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article I of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 5987.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, clause 2
           By Mr. CUELLAR:
       H.R. 5988.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The U.S. Constitution Article I, Section 8: Powers of 
     Congress 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 Ms. MATSUI:
       H.R. 5989.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. SCHOCK:
       H.R. 5990.
       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 as stated in Article I, Section 8 of 
     the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. HECK:
       H.R. 5991.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. LARSEN of Washington:
       H.R. 5992.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       As described in Article 1, Section 1 ``all legislative 
     powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress.''
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 5993.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation refers to the authorities of the US 
     Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution 
     and as such is Constitutional.
           By Mr. NUNES:
       H.R. 5994.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States.
           By Mr. DICKS:
       H.R. 5995.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 and Article IV, section 3 of the 
     Constitution of the United States

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     grant Congress the authority to enact this bill.
           By Mr. ALTMIRE:
       H.R. 5996.
       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 I, section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 5997.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States, which 
     grants Congress the power to provide for the common Defense 
     of the United States, and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of 
     the Constitution of the United States, which provides 
     Congress the power to make ``all Laws which shall be 
     necessary and proper'' for carrying out the constitutional 
     powers vested in the Government of the United States.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 5998.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:
       H.R. 5999.
       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. AKIN:
       H.R. 6000.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 3 & 4 of the U.S. 
     Constitution dealing with the ability to regulate interstate 
     commerce and exclude illegal aliens.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 6001.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution of the 
     United States:
       [The Congress shall have Power] To establish an uniform 
     Rule of Naturalization.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 6002.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The attached bill is constitutional under Article I, 
     Section VIII:
       ``The Congress shall have power to . . . regulate commerce 
     with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with 
     the Indian tribes''.
           By Ms. CLARKE of New York:
       H.R. 6003.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill, the Empowering Local Partners To Prevent 
     Terrorism Act of 2012, is enacted pursuant 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 Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 6004.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. COURTNEY:
       H.R. 6005.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 6006.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under the following provisions of the United States 
     Constitution:
       Article I, Section 1;
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1; and
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Mr. HALL:
        H.R. 6007.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18.
            By Ms. HOCHUL:
        H.R. 6008.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 14:
       To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land 
     and naval Forces.
            By Mr. LABRADOR:
        H.R. 6009.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2
            By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
        H.R. 6010.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the powers granted to 
     Congress under Article I of the United States Constitution, 
     its subsequent amendments, and as further clarified and 
     interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.
            By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
        H.R. 6011.
        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 of the United States Constitution 
     and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and 
     interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.
            By Mr. McCAUL:
        H.R. 6012.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8:
       ``To regulate Commerce with foreign nations,'' ``to promote 
     the Progress of Science and useful arts, by securing for 
     limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to 
     their respective Writings and Discoveries.''
            By Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut:
        H.R. 6013.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. SCHIFF:
        H.R. 6014.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act is 
     constitutionally authorized under Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18, the Necessary and Proper Clause. The Necessary and 
     Proper Clause supports the expansion of congressional 
     authority beyond the explicit authorities that are directly 
     discernible from the text. Additionally, the Preamble to the 
     Constitution provides support of the authority to enact 
     legislation to promote the General Welfare.
            By Ms. SCHWARTZ:
        H.R. 6015.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. KELLY:
        H.R. 6016.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I

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