[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 19166]
[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. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 3773.
       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 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Ms. LEE of California:
       H.R. 3774.
       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 of the United States Constitution 
     and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and 
     interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.
            By Mr. BARR:
       H.R. 3775.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clauses 12 and 13, which gives 
     Congress the power ``To raise and support Armies,'' and ``To 
     provide and maintain a Navy.''
            By Mr. BOUSTANY:
       H.R. 3776.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. DAINES:
       H.R. 3777.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 3.
            By Mrs. DAVIS of California:
       H.R. 3778.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1
            By Mr. HIMES:
       H.R. 3779.
       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. HOLT:
       H.R. 3780.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the U.S. Constitution
            By Mr. LOWENTHAL:
       H.R. 3781.
       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 Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:
       H.R. 3782.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the US Constitution
            By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:
       H.R. 3783.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Mr. YOHO:
       H.R. 3784.
       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 1 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 removed government intrusion 
     into the doctor-patient relationship, which is protected by 
     the Ninth and Tenth Amendments to the Constitution.
            By Mr. YOHO:
       H.R. 3785.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The authority to enact this legislation is found in Clause 
     18 of Section 8, Article 1 of the Constitution--to make laws 
     which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into 
     Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other powers vested 
     by the Constitution in Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof. The bill affects salaries 
     paid to an Officer of the Health and Human Services 
     Department
            By Mr. YOUNG OF ALASKA:
       H.R. 3786.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 and Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 1.

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