[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3393-3395]
[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. GARRETT:
       H.R. 1062.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 (``The Congress shall have 
     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''), 
     3 (``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian Tribes''), and 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. LAMBORN:
       H.R. 1063.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3
           By Mr. NEUGEBAUER:
       H.R. 1064.
       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. GARRETT:
       H.R. 1065.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Tenth Amendment to the Constitution ``The powers not 
     delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor 
     prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States 
     respectively, or to the people.''
           By Mr. RAHALL:
       H.R. 1066.
       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. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 1067.
       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 18 of the Constitution. 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution confers 
     on Congress the authority to make all laws necessary and 
     proper for carrying into execution the powers vested by the 
     Constitution in the government of the United States, or in 
     any department or officer thereof. This legislation makes 
     revisions in title 36, United States Code, as necessary to 
     keep the title current and make technical corrections and 
     improvements. Making revisions to the United States Code is a 
     necessary role of Congress with respect to executing the 
     powers vested by the Constitution in the government of the 
     United States.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 1068.
       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 18 of the Constitution. 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution confers 
     on Congress the authority to make all laws necessary and 
     proper for carrying into execution the powers vested by the 
     Constitution in the government of the United States, or in 
     any department or officer thereof. This legislation restates 
     certain existing laws as part of a positive law title of the 
     United States Code. Enacting titles of the United States Code 
     is a necessary role of Congress with respect to executing the 
     powers vested by the Constitution in the government of the 
     United States.
           By Mr. BOUSTANY:
       H.R. 1069.
       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. DENT:
       H.R. 1070.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. HANNA:
       H.R. 1071.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 5 states: ``The Congress shall 
     have Power . . . To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, 
     and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and 
     Measures.''
           By Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee:
       H.R. 1072.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8--this bill regulates Commerce among 
     the several states.
       Amendment V--the bill assures that citizens' liberty and 
     property (their businesses and livelihood) are not deprived, 
     that the government does not take property (market share, 
     potential for profit and livelihood) without just 
     compensation.
       Amendment X--Nothing in the Constitution authorizes the 
     Federal government to do anything other than those things 
     enumerated (coin money, enter into treaties, conduct a 
     Census--which are inherently governmental). Thus, under 
     Amendment X, the right to carry out commercial activities is 
     reserved to the people. Note that the Constitution authorizes 
     the Post Office. The bill exempts the Postal Service.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 1073.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, of the Constitution
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, of the Constitution
       Article II, Section 2, Clause 2, of the Constitution
           By Mr. OLSON:
       H.R. 1074.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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 this 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.
           By Mr. McKINLEY:
       H.R. 1075.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution: The 
     Congress shall have power to raise and support armies, 
     provide and maintain a Navy and make rules for the government 
     and regulation of the land and naval forces.
           By Mr. HALL:
       H.R. 1076.
       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:
       1. regulate commerce . . . among the several states . . . 
     as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution, and
       2. provide for the general welfare of the United States as 
     enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan:
       H.R. 1077.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to clause 7 of Rule XII of the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives, the following statement is submitted 
     regarding the specific powers granted to Congress in the 
     Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint 
     resolution.
       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.
           By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 1078.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution
       Amendment IV--The right of the people to be secure in their 
     persons, houses, and papers, and effects, against 
     unreasonable searches and seizures.
           By Ms. SPEIER:
       H.R. 1079.
       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 8 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Ms. BORDALLO:
       H.R. 1080.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 14 of section 8 of Article I of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. BUCHANAN:
       H.R. 1081.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this resolution rests 
     is the power of Congress as enumerated in Article I, Section 
     8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. BUCSHON:
       H.R. 1082.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       h.R. 1083.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The attached language falls within Congress' delegated 
     authority to legislate interstate commerce, found in Article 
     I, Section 8, clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution. Further, 
     Congress' authority to authorize the FAA to regulate airspace 
     within the U.S. has been found to be within its authority 
     under the General Welfare clause of the U.S. Constitution, 
     Article I, Section 8, clause 1.
           By Mr. CARSON of Indiana:
       h.R. 1084.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN:
       h.R. 1085.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       ``Article IV, section 3 of the Constitution of the United 
     States grant Congress the authority to make all needful Rules 
     and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property 
     belonging to the United States and Article 1, section 7 which 
     provides that all Bills for raising Revenue shall originate 
     in the House of Representatives.''
           By Mr. CICILLINE:
       h.R. 1086.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. ELLISON:
       H.R. 1087.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1, 3, 4, and 18
           By Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER:
       H.R. 1088.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
           By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 1089.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 1090.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. JORDAN:
       H.R. 1091.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation makes clear that human life begins at the 
     moment of conception and, therefore, the unborn are entitled 
     to the same rights and protections afforded to all American 
     citizens under the U.S. Constitution. In affirming human life 
     begins at conception, the unborn are granted the right to due 
     process under Section 1 of the 14th Amendment which 
     explicitly states, ``No state shall make or enforce any law 
     which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens 
     of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person 
     of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; 
     nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal 
     protection of the laws.''
       The Life at Conception Act allows for constitutional 
     protection for the unborn that they not ``be deprived of 
     life, liberty, or property, without due process of law'' 
     afforded under the 5th Amendment.
           By Ms. KUSTER:
       H.R. 1092.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, 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 (related 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) of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 1093.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8.
           By Mr. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 1094.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States 
     Constitution which reads: The Congress shall have the power 
     to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the 
     several states, and with the Indian tribes.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 1095.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
           By Ms. MOORE:
       H.R. 1096.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. MULLIN:
       H.R. 1097.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution, The Congress shall have Power to regulate 
     Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, 
     and with the Indian Tribes.
           By Mr. PASCRELL:
       H.R. 1098.
        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. PITTS:
       H.R. 1099.
        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 Defense and general Welfare of the United States; 
     but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H.R. 1100.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. SIRES:
       H.R. 1101.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives, the Committee finds the authority 
     for this legislation in article I, section 8 of the 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. WELCH:
       H.R. 1102.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, the power to make 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.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1103.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. DEUTCH:
       H.J. Res. 34.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Article V of the Constitution: The Congress, whenever two 
     thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose 
     Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of 
     the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall 
     call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either 
     Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of 
     this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three 
     fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three 
     fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification 
     may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment 
     which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight 
     hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and 
     fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and 
     that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its 
     equal Suffrage in the Senate.

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