[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12935-12936]
[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. PAULSEN:
       H.R. 6232.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8--to provide for the common Defence and 
     general Welfare of the United States.
           By Mr. LUCAS:
       H.R. 6233.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The ability to regulate interstate commerce pursuant to 
     Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3.
           By Mr. HALL:
       H.R. 6234.
       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:
       1. regulate commerce . . . among the several states . . . 
     as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution, and
       2. provide for the general welfare of the United States as 
     enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. FLORES:
       H.R. 6235.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2
           By Mr. AMODEI:
       H.R. 6236.
       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 make rules for the government and 
     regulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated in 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:
       H.R. 6237.
       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 Mrs. DAVIS of California:
       H.R. 6238.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri:
       H.R. 6239.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1; Section 8; Necessary and Proper Clause
       Congress created the SNAP program, formerly known as food 
     stamps, to provide a social safety net for the least 
     fortunate in our society. However, that social safety net and 
     the tax payers who support it are being defrauded to the tune 
     of millions of dollars a year. Therefore, it is both 
     necessary and proper to protect the taxpayers' money through 
     policies which aim to prevent fraud within the SNAP program.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri:
       H.R. 6240.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1--taxation
       ``The congress shall have the power to lay and collect 
     taxes. . .''
       This bill makes several revisions to the current tax code 
     which Congress has the power to do under the first clause in 
     Article 1 section 8.
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3--Commerce
       ``To regulate commerce . . . among the several states. . 
     .''
       This bill makes reforms to the way regulations are 
     promulgated which affect and govern the way businesses and 
     states conduct commerce.

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           By Mrs. McCARTHY OF New York:
       H.R. 6241.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the powers granted to the 
     Congress by Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 6242.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 11 and 18.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 6243.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, and Amendment XVI of the United States 
     Constitution.

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