[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 1131-1132]
[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. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 592.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       article 1, section 8 of the Constitution
           By Mr. McKEON:
       H.R. 593.
       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 provide for the common Defence'', 
     ``to raise and support Armies'', ``to provide and maintain a 
     Navy'' and ``to make Rules for the Government and Regulation 
     of the land and naval

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     Forces'' as enumerated in Article I, section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 594.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional authority in which this bill rests is 
     the power of the Congress to regulate Commerce, as enumerated 
     by Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution. In addition, clause 7 of Section 9 of Article I 
     of the Constitution, provides Congress the authority to 
     control the expenditures of the federal government via 
     appropriations.
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD:
       H.R. 595.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution, 
     Congress has the power to collect taxes and expend funds to 
     provide for the general welfare of the United States. 
     Congress may also make laws that are necessary and proper for 
     carrying into execution their powers enumerated under Article 
     I.
           By Mr. GOSAR:
       H.R. 596.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill addresses management of federal land. 
     Accordingly, we turn to the following constitutional 
     authority:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2.
       The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all 
     needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or 
     other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in 
     this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any 
     Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.
       Currently, the federal government possesses approximately 
     1.8 billion acres of land. The U.S. Constitution specifically 
     addresses the relationship of the federal government to 
     lands. Article IV, Sec. 3, Clause 2--the Property Clause--
     gives Congress plenary power and full authority over federal 
     property. The U.S. Supreme Court has described Congress's 
     power to legislate under this Clause as ``without 
     limitation.'' This bill falls squarely within the express 
     Constitutional power set forth in the Property Clause.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 597.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, 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 the 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof
           By Mr. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 598.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec.5, Clause 2: ``Each House may determine the 
     Rules of its Proceedings . . .''
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 599.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. Sec. 1 and 8.
            By Mr. HIGGINS:
        H.R. 600.
        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 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mr. MARKEY:
        H.R. 601.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
        H.R. 602.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of The Constitution of the United 
     States
            By Ms. NORTON:
        H.R. 603.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 17 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
            By Ms. PINGREE of Maine:
        H.R. 604.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution
            By Mr. POSEY:
        H.R. 605.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. REED:
        H.R. 606.
        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. THORNBERRY:
        H.R. 607.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1, 12, 13, 14, and 18.
       Congress has the responsibility to raise, arm, and support 
     Armies and maintain a Navy. Congress has the power to make 
     all Law which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into 
     execution these responsibilities.
            Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD:
        H.R. 608.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18

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