[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11033]
[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. DUNCAN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 6090.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation speaks to concerns normally within the 
     purview of the several states. However, in the past, the 
     federal government has taken powers beyond constitutional 
     reach as it relates to these programs. This legislation is 
     constitutional because it follows the desires of the 
     sovereign state of South Carolina as provided for by our 
     Governor. As such, it follows the 10th Amendment which 
     rightly holds these rights to the several sovereign states.
           By Mr. SIMPSON:
       H.R. 6091.
       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 Ms. DeGETTE:
       H.R. 6092.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution of the 
     United States.
           By Mr. SMITH of Nebraska:
       H.R. 6093.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause)
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper 
     Clause)
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 6094.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. DEUTCH:
       H.R. 6095.
       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 Clause 14, which grants Congress the 
     power to make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the 
     land and naval Forces.
           By Mr. RUNYAN:
       H.R. 6096.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Commerce Clause, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the 
     Constitution
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 6097.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 7 which provides that ``All bills for 
     raising Revenue shall originate in the House of 
     Representatives.

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