[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 17633-17634]
[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. ELLISON:
       H.R. 3543.
        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, Clause 1, Clause 3 and Clause 18.
           By Mr. LATTA:
       H.R. 3544.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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. CARDENAS:
       H.R. 3545.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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. LEVIN:
       H.R. 3546.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, to ``provide for the common Defence and general 
     Welfare of the United States.''
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas:
       H.R. 3547.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3:
       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.
       and
       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 this 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio:
       H.R. 3548.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mrs. HARTZLER:
       H.R. 3549.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article, I, 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. AMASH:
       H.R. 3550.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Federal credit programs such as loans, loan guarantees, and 
     insurance are purported to be authorized under the 
     Constitution as ``necessary and proper'' (U.S. Const. art. I, 
     Sec. 8, cl. 18) extensions of Congress's powers ``To lay and 
     collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to . . . provide 
     for the. . . general Welfare of the United States'' (U.S. 
     Const. art. I, Sec. 8, cl. 1) or ``to regulate Commerce . . . 
     among the several States'' (U.S. Const. art. I,Sec. 8, cl. 
     3).
       Some provisions in this bill repeal existing sections of 
     statute. Congress has the implied power to repeal laws that 
     exceed its constitutional authority as well as laws within 
     its constitutional authority.
       The bankruptcy reforms requested from committees of 
     jurisdiction are authorized by Congress's power ``To 
     establish . . . uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies 
     throughout the United States'' (U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. 8, 
     cl. 4).
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3551.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3552.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 3553.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:
       H.R. 3554.
       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 18 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mrs. BUSTOS:
       H.R. 3555.
       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 18 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mrs. ELLMERS:
       H.R. 3556.
       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 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the 
     United States Constitution.
       ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian Tribes;''
           By Mr. GOSAR:
       H.R. 3557.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Amendment IV: The right of the people to be secure in their 
     persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable 
     searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants 
     shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or 
     affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be 
     searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Georgia:
       H.R. 3558.
       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 exercise authority to regulate trade 
     with foreign nations pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 
     3 of the United States Constitution.''
           By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 3559.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. HORSFORD:
       H.R. 3560.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Spending Clause: Article I, sec. 8, cl. 1.
           By Mr. KINGSTON:
       H.R. 3561.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
       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; 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. KINGSTON:
       H.R. 3562.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, 3, and 18:
       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;
       To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
       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. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 3563.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
       H.R. 3564.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. McKINLEY:
       H.R. 3565.
       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 Ms. MOORE:
       H.R. 3566.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
           By Mr. SCHRADER:
       H.R. 3567.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under:
       U.S. Const. art. 1, Sec. 1; and
       U.S. Const. art. 1, Sec. 8, cl. 1.
           By Ms. TITUS:
       H.R. 3568.
       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. WALZ:
       H.R. 3569.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the United 
     States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens 
     of the United States and the State wherein they reside. No 
     State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the 
     privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; 
     nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or 
     property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person 
     within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

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