[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4737]
[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. COFFMAN:
        H.R. 1402.
       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. RUSH:
        H.R. 1403.
        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. SALMON:
        H.R. 1404.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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 Ms. TITUS:
       H.R. 1405.
       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, Amendment XVI, of the 
     United States Constitution.

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