[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 14442-14443]
[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. COFFMAN:
       H.R. 3184.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 14 states that Congress shall 
     have the power ``to make rules for the government and 
     regulation of the land and naval forces;''
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 16 states that Congress shall 
     have the power ``to provide for organizing, arming, and 
     disciplining the militia;'' and
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 states that Congress shall 
     have the power ``to make all laws which shall be necessary 
     and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers. 
     . . .''
       Congressional power over the finances of the Department of 
     Defense is an exclusive power. This includes the inherent 
     right of Congress to direct the Department of Defense to 
     conduct an audit of its finances and manage the manner in 
     which this is conducted.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 3185.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution and 
     Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2.
           By Mr. KIND:
       H.R. 3186.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8.
           By Ms. SINEMA:
       H.R. 3187.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 12
           By Mr. McCLINTOCK:
       H.R. 3188.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 confers on Congress the 
     authority to manage and regulate territory or other property 
     held by the United States.
       ``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.''
           By Mr. TIPTON:
       H.R. 3189.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article 4 Section 3 Clause 2 of 
     the United States Constitution, which states 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.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 3190.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The authority to enact this bill is derived from, but may 
     not be limited to, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 3191.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, known as the General Welfare Clause.'' This 
     provision grants Congress the broad power ``to pay the Debts 
     and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the 
     United States.''
           By Mr. DUFFY:
       H.R. 3192.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8: To make all Laws which shall be 
     necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the 
     foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.
           By Mr. DUFFY:
       H.R. 3193.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8: To make all Laws which shall be 
     necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the 
     foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.
           By Mr. DUFFY:
       H.R. 3194.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, To make all Laws which shall be 
     necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the 
     foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.

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           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 3195.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. LATTA:
       H.R. 3196.
       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. LATTA:
       H.R. 3197.
       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
       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
       Amendment II
       A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security 
     of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear 
     Arms, shall not be infringed.
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 3198.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution grants Congress the power to enact this law.
           By Mr. STOCKMAN:
       H.R. 3199.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Second Amendment: A well regulated Militia, being 
     necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the 
     people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.


     

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