[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 17410-17411]
[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. MEADOWS:
       H.R. 3529.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1:
       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

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     States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States.
           By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 3530.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. RENACCI:
       H.R. 3531.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress created a health care program called Medicare that 
     is operated by the federal government. This bill would 
     improve the efficiency and fairness of that program, 
     especially access to care, while affecting interstate 
     commerce, which Congress has the power to regulate under 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
           By Mr. BISHOP of New York:
       H.R. 3532.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1, 3, and 18.
           By Mr. AMODEI:
       H.R. 3533.
       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. WALBERG:
       H.R. 3534.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 7.
           By Mr. McNERNEY:
       H.R. 3535.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mrs. BEATTY:
       H.R. 3536.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Ms. EDWARDS:
       H.R. 3537.
       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, which shall consist of a 
     Senate and House of Representatives.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA:
       H.R. 3538.
       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 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. LONG:
       H.R. 3539.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1--The Congress shall have 
     Power to . . . '' provide for the common Defense and general 
     Welfare of the United States . . .''
       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. POLIS:
       H.R. 3540.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 8 of Section 8 of Article I of the U.S. 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas:
       H.R. 3541.
       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. JOHNSON of Ohio:
       H.R. 3542.
       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.

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