[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15749]
[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. GRIMM:
       H.R. 3285.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
        Article I, Section 9, Clause 7
           By Mr. DAINES:
       H.R. 3286.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution of the 
     United States
           By Mr. McNERNEY:
       H.R. 3287.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. CASSIDY:
       H.R. 3288.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is introduced pursuant to the powers granted to 
     Congress under the General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 
     1), the Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 3), and the 
     Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 18). Further,
           By Mr. KINGSTON:
       H.R. 3289.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 7 of section 9 of article I: ``No Money shall be 
     drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations 
     made by Law''
       Clause 1 of section 8 of article I: ``The Congress shall 
     have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the 
     common Defence and general Welfare of the United States''
           By Mr. KINGSTON:
       H.R. 3290.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The principal constitutional authority for this legislation 
     is clause 7 of section 9 of article I: ``No Money shall be 
     drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations 
     made by Law . . .''
       Clause 1 of section 8 of article I: ``The Congress shall 
     have the Power . . .to pay the Debts and provide for the 
     common Defence and general Welfare of the United States.''

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