[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 4298-4301]
[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. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 1308.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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.

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           By Mr. PRICE of Georgia:
       H.R. 1309.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Current law has created a 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 
     ability of pathologists to provide important services to 
     patients and doctors.
           By Mr. PRICE of Georgia:
       H.R. 1310.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Fifth Amendment provides that no person shall be 
     deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process 
     of law. This bill ensures that the rights of Medicare 
     beneficiaries to independently contract are not infringed by 
     the federal government.
           By Mr. PITTENGER:
       H.R. 1311.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, the Taxing and Spending Clause.
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ:
       H.R. 1312.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 3, and the 4th and 14th 
     Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
           By Mrs. HARTZLER:
       H.R. 1313.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I: Section 8: Clause 3 The United States Congress 
     shall have power
       ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian Tribes.''
           By Mr. FLORES:
       H.R. 1314.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the 
     United States.
           By Ms. FOXX:
       H.R. 1315.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution 
     which states ``Congress shall have power to regulate commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with 
     the Indian Tribes.''
           By Mr. FLORES:
       H.R. 1316.
       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. LATHAM:
       H.R. 1317.
       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''), and the 16th Amendment to the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:
       H.R. 1318.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 1 of the Constitution; and
       Article I, section 8, clause 18 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. McNERNEY:
       H.R. 1319.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following: Article I, section 8 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. NEAL:
       H.R. 1320.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution.
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution.
       Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH:
       H.R. 1321.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional authority to enact this legislation can 
     be found in:
       General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 sec. 8 cl. 1)
       Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 sec. 8 cl. 18)
       Constitutional analysis is a rigorous discipline which goes 
     far beyond the text of the Constitution, and requires 
     knowledge of case law, history, and the tools of 
     constitutional interpretation. While the scope of Congress' 
     powers is an appropriate matter for House debate, the listing 
     of specific textual authorities for routine Congressional 
     legislation about which there is no legitimate constitutional 
     concern is a diminishment of the majesty of our Founding 
     Fathers' vision for our national legislature.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 1322.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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.
       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. SEWELL of Alabama:
        H.R. 1323.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and the sixteenth amendment
            By Ms. SEWELL of Alabama:
        H.R. 1324.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and the sixteenth amendment
            By Mr. BURGESS:
        H.R. 1325.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The attached bill is constitutional under Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 3: ``To regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian 
     Tribes'' as well as 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 Mr. BURGESS:
        H.R. 1326.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The attached bill is constitutional under Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 3: ``To regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian 
     Tribes' as well as 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 Mr. ENGEL:
        H.R. 1327.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.
            By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California:
        H.R. 1328.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.
            By Mr. PIERLUISI:
        H.R. 1329.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the power of the Congress enumerated in Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.
           By Ms. BASS:
       H.R. 1330.
       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 1. Article I. Section 8. 
     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 Mrs. BLACK:
       H.R. 1331.
       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 Mrs. BUSTOS:
       H.R. 1332.
       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 18 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 1333.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among 
     the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.)
           By Ms. CHU:
       H.R. 1334.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 and Article 1, 
     Section 9, Clause 7 of the Constitution of the United States 
     of America, the authority to enact this legislation rests 
     with the Congress.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California:
       H.R. 1335.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 1336.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Clause I and II of

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     Section 8 of Article I and the XVI Amendment of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. DeSANTIS:
       H.R. 1337.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H.R. 1338.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section IV.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 1339.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under the following provisions of the United States 
     Constitution:
       Article I, Section 1;
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1; and
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.
           By Mr. FATTAH:
       H.R. 1340.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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 Mr. FINCHER:
       H.R. 1341.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. FLEMING:
       H.R. 1342.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause I, Congress has 
     the ability to lay and collect taxes and to provide for the 
     general welfare of the United States, and Amendment XVI.
           By Ms. FUDGE:
       H.R. 1343.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, clause 3, the Commerce Clause.
           By Ms. GABBARD:
       H.R. 1344.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The U.S. Constitution including Article 1, Section 8.
           By Mr. GOSAR:
       H.R. 1345.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill addresses management of federal land. 
     Accordingly, we turn to the following constitutional 
     authority:
       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.
       Currently, the federal government possesses approximately 
     1.8 billion acres of land. The U.S. Constitution specifically 
     addresses the relationship of the federal government to 
     lands. Article IV, Sec. 3, Clause 2--the Property Clause--
     gives Congress plenary power and full authority over federal 
     property. The U.S. Supreme Court has described Congress's 
     power to legislate under this Clause as ``without 
     limitation.'' This bill falls squarely within the express 
     Constitutional power set forth in the Property Clause. 
     Congress has the right, if not the duty, to properly manage 
     its public lands, including establishing forestation 
     policies, and tree harvesting and tree salvaging.
           By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 1346.
       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. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 1347.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 1348.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 1349.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 1350.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 1351.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section Atricle IV, Section 3
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 1352.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3
           By Mr. HANNA:
       H.R. 1353.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. HECK of Nevada:
        H.R. 1354.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.1
            By Mr. HUELSKAMP:
        H.R. 1355.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation is introduced under the authority of 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and the Tenth Amendment to the 
     United States Constitution. This bill restores the proper 
     balance of power between the federal and state governments as 
     intended under the Tenth Amendment to the United States 
     Constitution by devolving the responsibility of providing 
     food assistance for low income citizens to the states. It 
     reinforces the founding constitutional principle that state 
     governments are properly situated with attending to their 
     citizens' health, safety, and general welfare.
            By Mr. HUNTER:
        H.R. 1356.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 7
            By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio:
        H.R. 1357.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
            By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
        H.R. 1358.
        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. JONES:
        H.R. 1359.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 5 of the U.S. Constitution, which grants 
     Congress the authority to determine the rules of its own 
     proceedings, and Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. 
     Constitution, which grants Congress the authority to make 
     rules for the government and regulation of the armed forces.
            By Mr. JONES:
        H.R. 1360.
        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 1, section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution (clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16), which 
     grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to 
     provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government 
     and regulation of the land and naval forces; and to provide 
     for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.
            By Mr. KIND:
       H.R. 1361.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 12:
       To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money 
     to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;
            By Mr. KING of New York:
        H.R. 1362.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 6
       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. LABRADOR:
        H.R. 1363.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution
            By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:
        H.R. 1364.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution
       Amendment XVI of the Constitution
            By Ms. LOFGREN:
        H.R. 1365.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution.
            By Mr. LYNCH:
        H.R. 1366.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 section 8 Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. LYNCH:
        H.R. 1367.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18

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            By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
        H.R. 1368.
        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 Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
        H.R. 1369.
        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. 1370.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8.
           By Ms. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 1371.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which gives Congress the 
     power ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper 
     for carrying into Execution the foregoing powers.''
           By Mr. MICHAUD:
       H.R. 1372.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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 foregoing Powers, and all 
     other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of 
     the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California:
       H.R. 1373.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 & 18 of Section 8, Article I, of the U.S. 
     Constitution
           By Ms. MOORE:
       H.R. 1374.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. MULLIN:
       H.R. 1375.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. PAYNE:
       H.R. 1376.
       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. PEARCE:
       H.R. 1377.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution of the 
     United States grants Congress the power to enact this law.
           By Mr. PETERS of California:
       H.R. 1378.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. PIERLUISI:
       H.R. 1379.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the power of the Congress to provide for the general welfare 
     of the United States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 1 of the United States Constitution; to make all laws 
     which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into 
     execution such power, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18 of the Constitution; and to make rules and 
     regulations respecting the U.S. territories, as enumerated in 
     Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. QUIGLEY:
       H.R. 1380.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. ROKITA:
       H.R. 1381.
       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 Mr. RUPPERSBERGER:
       H.R. 1382.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, clause 3, the Commerce Clause.
           By Mr. SABLAN:
       H.R. 1383.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution, 
     Congress has the power to collect taxes and expend funds to 
     provide for the general welfare of the United States. 
     Congress may also make laws that are necessary and proper for 
     carrying into execution their powers enumerated under Article 
     I.
           By Mr. SABLAN:
       H.R. 1384.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, section 8 of the Constitution.
            By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
        H.R. 1385.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. SCHOCK:
        H.R. 1386.
        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 8 of 
     the Constitution of the United States.
            By Mr. SCHRADER:
        H.R. 1387.
        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. SHEA-PORTER:
        H.R. 1388.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
        H.R. 1389.
        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 (clauses 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18).
            By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
        H.R. 1390.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill is based is 
     Congress's power under Article I, Section 8, Clause I of the 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. STIVERS:
        H.R. 1391.
        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 establish Post Offices and post 
     roads, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the 
     United States Constitution.
            By Mr. STIVERS:
        H.R. 1392.
        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 establish Post Offices and post 
     roads, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the 
     United States Constitution.
            By Mr. STIVERS:
        H.R. 1393.
        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 establish Post Offices and post 
     roads, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the 
     United States Constitution.
            By Mr. TIPTON:
        H.R. 1394.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV Section 3 clause 2 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Ms. TITUS:
        H.R. 1395.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mr. VALADAO:
        H.R. 1396.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 of Section 8 of Clause 7 and Article 1 of Section 
     8 of Clause 18 of the Constitution.
            By Ms. WATERS:
        H.R. 1397.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses I, III, and XVIII of the 
     Constitution of the United States.
            By Mr. WITTMAN:
        H.R. 1398.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution.
            By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
        H.R. 1399.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
        H.R. 1400.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
            Mr. PASTOR of Arizona:
        H.R. 1401.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8, clause 4

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