[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3989-3990]
[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. CRAWFORD:
       H.R. 1244.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H.R. 1245.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The U.S. Constitution including Article 1, Section 8.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1246.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 17 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 1247.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. PAULSEN:
       H.R. 1248.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:
       H.R. 1249.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional authority in which this bill rests is 
     the power of the Congress to regulate Commerce as enumerated 
     by Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 as applied to healthcare.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri:
       H.R. 1250.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 (General Welfare) and Clause 
     3 (Commerce)
       `Congress shall have the power to . . . provide for the . . 
     . general welfare'
       `Congress shall have the power . . . to regulate Commerce'
       The Medicare Audit Improvement Act makes several changes to 
     the way hospital audits are conducted which involves at least 
     three parties: a hospital, a private Medicare contractor who 
     conducts audits and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid 
     Services. During the auditing process, transactions take 
     place between these parties which is what constitutes this 
     bill as regulating commerce. Further, Medicare is considered 
     to be constitutional as part of providing for the general 
     welfare and therefore any changes to Medicare would fall 
     under this provision as well.
           By Mrs. NEGRETE McLEOD:
       H.R. 1251.
       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 1, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS:
       H.R. 1252.
       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.
           By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 1253.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and Article I, Section 9, 
     Clause 7
           By Mr. HUDSON:
       H.R. 1254.
       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. GARY G. MILLER of California:
       H.R. 1255.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clauses 1 (relating to the general 
     welfare of the United States); and Article I, section 8, 
     clause 3 (relating to the power to regulate interstate 
     commerce).
           By Mr. GARRETT:
       H.R. 1256.
       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 Ms. DeGETTE:
       H.R. 1257.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clauses 3 and 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 1258.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
            By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:
        H.R. 1259.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution;
       Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution; 
     and
       Clause 2 of Section 3 of Article IV of the Constitution.
            By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
        H.R. 1260.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
        H.R. 1261.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 the Commerce Clause
            By Mr. MARKEY:
        H.R. 1262.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8.
            By Ms. MATSUI:
        H.R. 1263.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Ms. NORTON:
        H.R. 1264.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 1 and 18 of section 8 of article I of the 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. O'ROURKE:
        H.R. 1265.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority for this legislation is 
     Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 12.
            By Mr. OWENS:
        H.R. 1266.
        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. PALAZZO:
        H.R. 1267.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Commerce Clause of Article I, Section 8.
            By Mr. PALAZZO:
        H.R. 1268.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Commerce Clause of Article I, Section 8.
            By Mr. RADEL:
        H.R. 1269.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This law is enacted pursuant to the following provisions of 
     the United States Constitution:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 11; Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 14; Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18;
            By Mrs. ROBY:
        H.R. 1270.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests in 
     the power of Congress in regards to appropriations, as 
     enumerated in Article I, Section 7, Clause 1, Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause I, and Article I, Section 9 of the United 
     States Constitution.
       Article I, Section 7, Clause 1 (Bills of Revenue):

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       ``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.''
       Article I, Section 8 (Enumerated Powers of Congress):
       ``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 9 (Limits on Congress):
       ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular 
     Statement and Account of Receipts and Expenditures of all 
     public Money shall be published from time to time.''
            By Mr. TAKANO:
        H.R. 1271.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
            By Mr. WELCH:
        H.R. 1272.
        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. WELCH:
        H.R. 1273.
        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. WHITFIELD:
        H.R. 1274.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
       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.
       AND
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
       The Congress shall have the Power * * * to regulate 
     Commerce with foreign Nations, among the several States, and 
     with the Indian tribes.

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