[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 16547-16550]
[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. RAHALL:
        H.R. 3380.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and Clause 18 of the 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan:
        H.R. 3381.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
     United States government are carried out to support the 
     national security interests of the United States, to support 
     and assist the armed forces of the United States, and to 
     support the President in the execution of the foreign policy 
     of the United States.
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States provides, in pertinent part, that ``Congress shall 
     have power . . . to pay the debts and provide for the common 
     defense and general welfare of the United States''; ``. . . 
     to raise and support armies . . .''; ``To provide and 
     maintain a Navy''; ``To make Rules for the Government and 
     Regulation of the land and naval Forces''; and ``To make all 
     laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into 
     Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested in 
     this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or 
     in any Department or Officer thereof.''
            By Mr. LABRADOR:
        H.R. 3382.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Per Article 1, Section 8, Clause 9, and Article 1, Section 
     8, Clause 18 of the Constitution and the Fifth Amendment to 
     the Constitution, Congress has the power to enact this 
     proposed legislation to make reforms to federal criminal 
     sentencing. The proposed legislation conforms to the norms of 
     the Fifth Amendment with respect to due process.
            By Ms. ESTY:
        H.R. 3383.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
            By Mr. BENTIVOLIO:
        H.R. 3384.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 12;
       ``The Congress shall have the power to . . . raise and 
     support armies . . .
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 13;
       ``To provide and maintain a navy''
       And, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
       ``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. CARTWRIGHT:
        H.R. 3385.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 2: The Congress shall have 
     power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, 
     to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and 
     general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts 
     and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate commerce with 
     foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the 
     Indian tribes;
            By Mr. SMITH of Texas:
        H.R. 3386.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the United States 
     Constitution enumerating congressional authority ``to 
     establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization.''
            By Ms. SINEMA:
        H.R. 3387.
        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 raise and support Armies and provide 
     and maintain a Navy, as well as make Rules for the Government 
     and Regulation of the land and naval Forces; as enumerated in 
     Article I, Section 8.

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            By Mr. CHABOT:
        H.R. 3388.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: 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;
            By Mrs. CAPITO:
        H.R. 3389.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 1: All legislative Powers herein granted 
     shall be vested in a Congress of the United States
       Article I Section 9 Clause vii: No Money shall be drawn 
     from the Treasury but in Consequence of Appropriations made 
     by Law
            By Mr. AMODEI:
        H.R. 3390.
        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 I, Section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution, specifically clause 1 (relating to 
     providing for the general welfare of the United States) and 
     clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary 
     and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress), 
     and Article IV, 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. VALADAO:
        H.R. 3391.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the 
     United States.
            By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
        H.R. 3392.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1: 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 Mrs. BLACK:
        H.R. 3393.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       The Congress shall have the Power to lay and collect Taxes, 
     Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debt and provide for 
     the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States; 
     but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States.
            By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:
        H.R. 3394.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8; and Amendment XVI.
            By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:
        H.R. 3395.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8; and Amendment XVI.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 3396.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The attached bill is constitutional under Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 3: ``To regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian 
     Tribes'' as well as Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1: ``The 
     Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, 
     Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the 
     common Defense and general Welfare of the United States; but 
     all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout 
     the United States.''
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 3397.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 3398.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate commerce with 
     foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the 
     Indian tribes;
       Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7: No money shall be drawn 
     from the treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made 
     by law; and a regular statement and account of receipts and 
     expenditures of all public money shall be published from time 
     to time.
           By Ms. CHU:
       H.R. 3399.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 3400.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 18 of the U.S. 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 3401.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The changes made by this bill to the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act are within Congress' authority under 
     Article I, section 8, clause 1 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 3402.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8, clause 3 (relating to the power to 
     regulate foreign and interstate commerce).
           By Mr. CRAWFORD:
       H.R. 3403.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the enumerated powers listed in Article I, Section 8 of 
     the U.S. Constitution.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 3404.
       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. DENHAM:
       H.R. 3405.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States
           By Mr. DeSANTIS:
       H.R. 3406.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution (Interstate Commerce Clause)
           By Mr. DEUTCH:
       H.R. 3407.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the U.S. Constitution 
     and Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the U.S. 
     Constitution.
           By Mrs. ELLMERS:
       H.R. 3408.
       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, Clause 12 of Section 8 of Article I of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Mr. FINCHER:
       H.R. 3409.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2 of the United States 
     Constitution, which states:
       ``The Congress shall have the 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. FRANKS of Arizona:
       H.R. 3410.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution which states that Congress shall have power to . 
     . . provide for the common defense.
           By Mr. GOHMERT:
       H.R. 3411.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution states 
     that ``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 . . .'' Under 
     the authority of the Constitution, the Sabine National Forest 
     Land Exchange Act authorizes the disposal of federal land 
     through exchange or sale of federal land.
           By Mr. GOWDY:
       H.R. 3412.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
           By Mr. HANNA:
       H.R. 3413.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     enumerated in Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER:
       H.R. 3414.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. HORSFORD:
       H.R. 3415.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 and Article IV, Section 3, 
     Clause 2.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 3416.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 16 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
        H.R. 3417.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 5, Clause 2

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            By Mr. KILMER:
        H.R. 3418.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8, clause 1 and Article 1, section 8, 
     and clause 18 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. KINGSTON:
        H.R. 3419.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8:
       The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, 
     Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States; 
     but all Duties, Imposts and Excise shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States;
       To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
           By Mr. KINGSTON:
       H.R. 3420.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8: The Congress shall have the Power . . 
     . 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.
       Article I, Section 9: 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 Mrs. KIRKPATRICK:
        H.R. 3421.
        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. LANGEVIN:
        H.R. 3422.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. LANGEVIN:
        H.R. 3423.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:
        H.R. 3424.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 3425.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
            By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
        H.R. 3426.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 3427.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause I and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18
           By Mr. McKINLEY:
       H.R. 3428.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the 
     Constitution: The Congress shall have power to enact this 
     legislation to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and 
     among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.
           By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:
       H.R. 3429.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Congress' legislative 
     powers under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 to regulate 
     Commerce among the several States.
           By Mr. McNERNEY:
       H.R. 3430.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. O'ROURKE:
       H.R. 3431.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8. The Congress shall have the Power to 
     establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 3432.
       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 grants Congress the power to enact this law.
           By Mr. POLIS:
       H.R. 3433.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States
           By Mr. REED:
       H.R. 3434.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California:
       H.R. 3435.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article One of the United States Constitution, 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 this 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof
           By Mr. SANFORD:
       H.R. 3436.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article II, Section 2, Clause 2, which states that the 
     President ``. . . shall nominate, and by and with the Advice 
     and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint . . . all other 
     officers of the United States . . .''
       [Appointments Clause]
           By Ms. SCHWARTZ:
       H.R. 3437.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. SWALWELL of California:
       H.R. 3438.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18; Article I, Section 
     9, Clause 7
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California:
       H.R. 3439.
       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 1of the United 
     States Constitution: The Congress shall have Power to lay and 
     collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts 
     and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the 
     United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be 
     uniform throughout the United States.
           By Ms. TITUS:
       H.R. 3440.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 18 of 
     Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.
           By Ms. TITUS:
       H.R. 3441.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article I, Section 8, Amendment XVI, of the 
     United States Constitution
           By Ms. TITUS:
       H.R. 3442.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article I, Section 8, Amendment XVI, of the 
     United States Constitution
           By Ms. TITUS:
       H.R. 3443.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. WALDEN:
       H.R. 3444.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. WELCH:
       H.R. 3445.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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 this Constitution in the 
     Government of the United States, or in any Department or 
     Officer thereof . . .
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California:
       H.J. Res. 100.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Clause 9, Section 7
           By Mr. PALAZZO:
       H.J. Res. 101.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V of the United States Constitution, which grants 
     Congress the authority to propose constitutional amendments.
       Article V: The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses 
     shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this 
     Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of 
     two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for 
     proposing Amendments, which in either Case, shall be

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     valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this, 
     Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three 
     fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three 
     fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification 
     may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment 
     which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight 
     hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and 
     fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and 
     that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its 
     equal Suffrage in the Senate.

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