[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 1809-1810]
[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. DeFAZIO:
        H.R. 845.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8:
       To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by 
     securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the 
     exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries; 
     To constitute Tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court;
            By Mr. OLSON:
        H.R. 846.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution. The 
     Congress shall have power to regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian 
     tribes.
            By Mr. GERLACH:
        H.R. 847.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 18 of 
     Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California:
       H.R. 848.
        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 make laws which shall be necessary 
     and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, 
     and all other powers vest by the constitution in the 
     government of the United States, or in any department or 
     officer thereof, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18.
            By Mr. SMITH of Washington:
        H.R. 849.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1, 2, 14, 18
            By Mr. ROYCE:
        H.R. 850.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 3 and 18 of Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. 
     Constitution
            By Mr. PASCRELL:
        H.R. 851.
        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 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. RANGEL:
        H.R. 852.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Constitutional Authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article 1, section 8, clause 1 
     (relating to the general welfare of the United States) and 
     clause 5 (relating to the coinage of money)
            By Mr. BUCHANAN:
        H.R. 853.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this joint resolution 
     rests is the power of Congress as enumerated in Article I, 
     Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. McCAUL:
        H.R. 854.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, Clause 3; and Article I, Sec. 8, Clause 
     18.
            By Mr. HALL:
        H.R. 855.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The reference to the Commerce Clause is applicable to this 
     bill: ``This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution''
            By Mrs. BLACK:
        H.R. 856.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       The Congress shall have the Power to lay and collect Taxes, 
     Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States; 
     but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States.
            By Mr. COOK:
        H.R. 857.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution:
       The Congress shall have the 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. FORTENBERRY:
        H.R. 858.
        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. JORDAN:
        H.R. 859.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7
       ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular 
     Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all 
     public Money shall be published from time to time.''
       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. KIND:
        H.R. 860.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8.
            By Mr. KING of New York:
        H.R. 861.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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 Mrs. KIRKPATRICK:
        H.R. 862.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Under Aticle I. Section 7 Congress has the authority to 
     pass bills for the good of the nation.
            By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
        H.R. 863.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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. McINTYRE:
        H.R. 864.
        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, of the United States 
     Constitution.''
            By Mr. NADLER:
        H.R. 865.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8, clauses 1, 17, and 18.
            By Ms. NORTON:
        H.R. 866.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
            By Mr. PAULSEN:
        H.R. 867.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8
            By Mr. PAYNE:
        H.R. 868.
        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 make rules for the government and 
     regulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated in 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Mr. PITTS:
        H.R. 869.
        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 and Article IV, Section 3 
     of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. CONYERS:
        H.R. 870.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. RANGEL:
        H.R. 871.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
       To regulate Commerce with Foreign Nations
            By Mr. RANGEL:
        H.R. 872.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
       To regulate Commerce with Foreign Nations
            By Mr. RANGEL:
        H.R. 873.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
       To regulate Commerce with Foreign Nations
            By Mr. RUNYAN:
        H.R. 874.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
        H.R. 875.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Mr. SIMPSON:
        H.R. 876.
        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 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), 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. TURNER:
        H.R. 877.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution: 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
            Mr. PASTOR of Arizona:
        H.R. 878.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 4

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