[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11470]
[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 Mrs. BONO MACK:
        H.R. 6131.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
            By Mr. LIPINSKI:
        H.R. 6132.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress shall have 
     Power * * * To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and 
     among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.
            By Mr. WESTMORELAND:
        H.R. 6133.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 5 states ``The Congress shall 
     have Power . . . To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, 
     and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and 
     Measures.''
            By Mr. FARR:
        H.R. 6134.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8 [``to regulate commerce''], and Amendment 
     IV [``to be secure . . . against unreasonable searches and 
     seizures''], and Amendment VI [``the accused shall . . . have 
     compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor . . 
     .''].
            By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California:
        H.R. 6135.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Art. 1 sec. 8, clause 1 and 3
            By Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania:
        H.R. 6136.
        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 9, Clause 7 of the United 
     States Constitution.

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