[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 958-959]
[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. HUIZENGA of Michigan:
       H.R. 493.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Spending Clause in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of 
     the Constitution.
           By Mr. GERLACH:
       H.R. 494.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 1 of 
     Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. ROSKAM:
       H.R. 495.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to Article I, Section 8, which states ``The Congress shall 
     have Power To lay and collect Taxes,'' and Article I, Section 
     7, which states ``All Bills for raising Revenue shall 
     originate in the House of Representatives.''
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H.R. 496.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 7 of section 9 of article 1 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. BARLETTA:
       H.R. 497.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD:
       H.R. 498.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. POLIS:
       H.R. 499.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 1 (relating to the general 
     welfare of the United States); and Article I, section 8, 
     clause 3 (relating to the power to regulate interstate 
     commerce).
           By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 500.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, 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. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 501.
       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 tax legislation. Article I of 
     the Constitution, in detailing Congressional authority, 
     provides that ``Congress shall have Power to lay and collect 
     Taxes . . .'' (Section 8, Clause 1). This legislation is 
     introduced pursuant to that grant of authority.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 502.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8:
       To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform 
     Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United 
     States;
           By Mr. ROE of Tennessee:
       H.R. 503.
       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 as stated in Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 17 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. CULBERSON:
       H.R. 504.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 which states in part: ``No 
     Money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in Consequence of 
     Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and 
     Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money 
     shall be published from time to time.''
           By Mr. ELLISON:
       H.R. 505.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1, 3, 12, 13, 14, and 18
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 506.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 3 of Article I, Section 8 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 507.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. GRIMM:
       H.R. 508.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, 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. HARPER:
       H.R. 509.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, clause 1
           By Mr. HARPER:
       H.R. 510.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, clause 1
           By Mr. HARPER:
       H.R. 511.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, clause 1
           By Mr. SABLAN:
       H.R. 512.
       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. HARRIS:
       H.R. 513.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution, 
     relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper 
     for carrying out the powers vested in Congress. Also this 
     legislation can be enacted under the authority granted in 
     Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2, relating to the power of 
     Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and 
     regulations respecting the territory or other property 
     belonging to the United States.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 514.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the Constitution of the 
     United States, including but not limited to Article I, 
     Section 8, Clauses 1 and 3.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 515.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. MAFFEI:
       H.R. 516.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 and Clause 18 of Section 8, of 
     Article 1 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 517.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, 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. MARKEY:
       H.R. 518.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 519.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 4 and 18 of the Constitution.
           By Ms. SPEIER:
       H.R. 520.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8: Congress shall have the power to 
     regulate commerce among the states, and provide for the 
     general welfare.

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