[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18360]
[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. UPTON:
       H.R. 3683.
       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. CAPITO:
       H.R. 3684.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 9 Clause 7
       No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law
           By Mr. BARLETTA:
       H.R. 3685.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 3686.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Necessary and Proper Clause
       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.
       Spending Authorization/General Welfare Clause
       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; 
     but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States.
           By Mr. ISSA:
       H.R. 3687.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Because this bill affects the national security of the 
     United States, in that it protects Federally-owned land 
     dedicated to national security from regulatory encroachment, 
     Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to 
     Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution which empowers Congress ``To . . . provide for 
     the common defence [sic] and general Welfare of the United 
     States,'' Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 11 through 16 which 
     give Congress additional authorities to ensure the national 
     security of the United States; and Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 18, which empowers 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. JEFFRIES:
       H.R. 3688.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause I of the United States 
     Constitution related to general welfare of the United States.
           By Mr. JORDAN:
       H.R. 3689.
       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 17 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       H.R. 3690.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to provide 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)
           By Mr. KILDEE:
       H.R. 3691.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. Art. I, Sec. 8.
           By Mr. LOEBSACK:
       H.R. 3692.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause I of the Constitution which 
     grants Congress the power to provide for the general Welfare 
     of the United States.

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