[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 17985-17986]
[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 Ms. BASS:
       H.R. 3619.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article 1, Section 1.
       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 Ms. BASS:
       H.R. 3620.
       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 1, Section 1.
       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. DUFFY:
       H.R. 3621.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 with respect to the power of 
     Congress to ``lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and 
     Excises,'' and to provide for the ``general Welfare of the 
     United States.''
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, with respect to the power 
     of Congress 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. 3622.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Consistent with the original understanding of the commerce 
     clause, the authority to enact this legislation is found in 
     Clause 3 of Section 8, Article I of the Constitution. The 
     bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 
     which exceeds the authority vested in Congress by the 
     Constitution. Finally, the bill removes government intrusion 
     into the doctor-patient relationship, which is protected by 
     the Ninth and Tenth Amendments to the Constitution.
           By Mr. FINCHER:
       H.R. 3623.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 3624.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution

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