[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 1187-1188]
[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. BLUMENAUER:
        H.R. 609.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitution of the United States provides clear 
     authority for Congress to pass legislation regarding income 
     taxes. Article I of the Constitution, in detailing 
     Congressional authority, provides that ``Congress shall have 
     Power to lay and collect Taxes . . .'' (Section 8, Clause 1). 
     Further clarifying Congressional power to enact an income 
     tax, voters amended the Constitution by popular vote to 
     provide that ``Congress shall have power to lay and collect 
     taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived. . . .'' 
     (Sixteenth Amendment).
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
        H.R. 610.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill is based is 
     Congress's power under Article I, Section 8, Clause I of the 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
        H.R. 611.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill is based is 
     Congress's power under Article I, Section 8, Clause I of the 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. MICHAUD:
       H.R. 612.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 3 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 613.
       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.
           Mr. FATTAH:
       H.R. 614.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, 
     Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; 
     but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States.
            By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 615.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
            By Mr. HONDA:
        H.R. 616.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
            By Mr. McKINLEY:
        H.R. 617.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 and Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 17 of the Constitution.
            By Mr. MICHAUD:
        H.R. 618.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. NADLER:
        H.R. 619.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clauses 3 and 18 of section 8 of article I of the 
     Constitution.
            By Ms. NORTON:
        H.R. 620.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 2 of section 3 of article IV of the Constitution.
            By Mr. POE of Texas:
        H.R. 621.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1, Section 7, of Article 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
       Clause 7, Section 9, of Article 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. SABLAN:
        H.R. 622.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, section 8, clause 3 and Article IV, 
     section 3, clause 2 of the Constitution.
            By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
        H.R. 623.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 and Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 3.
            By Mr. BARR:
        H.J. Res. 26.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority for this bill is stated in 
     Article V of the U.S. Constitution, which establishes the 
     method for enacting amendments to the Constitution.

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