[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2358-2359]
[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. KING of Iowa:
       H.R. 946.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This Act erases the forced-dues clauses in the National 
     Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and Railway Labor Act (RLA). As 
     such, this bill makes specific changes to existing law in a 
     manner that returns power to the States and to the People, in 
     accordance with Amendment X of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. SCHOCK:
       H.R. 947.
       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 as stated in Article I, Section 7 and 
     Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. REED:
       H.R. 948.
       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. RAHALL:
       H.R. 949.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and Clause 18 of the 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. FARENTHOLD:
       H.R. 950.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. POLIS:
       H.R. 951.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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. SWALWELL of California:
       H.R. 952.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8; Sixteenth Amendment
           By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 953.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
       `The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with 
     the Indian Tribes.'
           By Ms. BONAMICI:
       H.R. 954.
       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. RUSH:
       H.R. 955.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
       `The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with 
     Indian Tribes.'
           By Mr. KIND:
       H.R. 956.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8.
           By Mrs. LUMMIS:
       H.R. 957.
       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. LARSEN of Washington:
       H.R. 958.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       As described in Article 1, Section 1 ``all legislative 
     powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress.''
           By Mr. WHITFIELD:
       H.R. 959.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
       The Congress shall have Power To regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes.
           By Mr. GRIMM:
       H.R. 960.
       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 Mr. LYNCH:
       H.R. 961.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California:
       H.R. 962.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Ms. DeGETTE:
       H.R. 963.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. DeGETTE:
       H.R. 964.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Amendment X to the Constitution of the United States.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 965.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Ms. HANABUSA:
       H.R. 966.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 4 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution, 
     which grants Congress the power ``[t]o establish an uniform 
     Rule of Naturalization . . . throughout the United States.''
           By Mrs. LUMMIS:
       H.R. 967.
       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;'' and 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 Ms. MATSUI:
       H.R. 968.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. PRICE of Georgia:
       H.R. 969.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Current law has created an unconstitutional regulatory 
     structure over the health care system. In order to make this 
     system more compatible with a proper Constitutional 
     structure, this bill will ensure that there is less 
     regulation impeding the doctor-patient relationship.
           By Mr. MICHAUD:
       H.R. 970.
       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. PAULSEN:
       H.R. 971.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8
           By Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia:
       H.R. 972.
       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. 
     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 forgoing 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. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 973.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 7 of the U.S. Constitution, which 
     provides that ``All bills for raising Revenue shall originate 
     in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose 
     or concur with amendments as on other Bills.''
           By Mr. SIRES:
       H.R. 974.
       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 Mr. WALZ:
       H.R. 975.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 14
       To make rules for the Government and Regulation of the land 
     and naval Forces.
           By Mr. WOMACK:
       H.R. 976.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 977.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution and 
     Clause 4 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution.

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