[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 4973-4974]
[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. CLEAVER:
        H.R. 1454.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
            By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
        H.R. 1455.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The U.S. Constitution including Article 1, Section 8.
            By Mr. COLE:
        H.R. 1456.
        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 5 which allows Congress to 
     ``fix the Standard of Weights and Measures.'' This 
     legislation would set the standards of portable fuel 
     containers.
       Additionally, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 allows 
     Congress to ``regulate Commerce . . . among the several 
     states.'' As portable fuel containers are objects of 
     interstate commerce, it is appropriate for Federal standards 
     to be set.
            By Mr. FARENTHOLD:
        H.R. 1457.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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 Mr. GARRETT:
        H.R. 1458.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 (``To establish Post Offices 
     and post Roads'') 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 thereon.
            By Mr. BISHOP of Utah:
        H.R. 1459.
        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 IV, section 3, clause 2 
     (relating 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).
            By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri:
        H.R. 1460.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
       ``Congress shall have the power to regulate commerce with 
     foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the 
     Indian Tribes''
       The management of the Missouri river by the Army Corps of 
     Engineers directly impacts commerce. The river is a source of 
     barge traffic carrying a variety of goods.
            By Mr. GOODLATTE:
        H.R. 1461.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 3. Because the federal 
     government has stretched Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the 
     commerce clause) beyond its intended boundaries, it follows 
     that efforts to rein in excessive federal government 
     encroachment in this area can be justified by Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 3.
            By Mr. GOODLATTE:
        H.R. 1462.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 3. Because the federal 
     government has stretched Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the 
     commerce clause) beyond its intended boundaries, it follows 
     that efforts to rein in excessive federal government 
     encroachment in this area can be justified by Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 3.''
            By Mr. CARSON of Indiana:
        H.R. 1463.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, 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.

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            By Mr. CARSON of Indiana:
        H.R. 1464.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, 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. GIBSON:
        H.R. 1465.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, clause 1.
            By Ms. LEE of California:
        H.R. 1466.
        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 of the United States Constitution 
     and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and 
     interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.
            By Mr. BARBER:
        H.R. 1467.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress is required by Article I, Section 6, of the 
     Constitution to determine its own pay.
            By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
        H.R. 1468.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes.
       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. BURGESS:
        H.R. 1469.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The attached legislation falls under Congress' enumerated 
     constitutional authority to regulate interstate commerce 
     pursuant to Article I, Section 8, clause 3.
            By Mrs. CAPPS:
        H.R. 1470.
        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 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. COURTNEY:
        H.R. 1471.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, Clause 1 and Article IV, section 3, 
     Clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States grant 
     Congress the authority to enact this bill.
            By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia:
        H.R. 1472.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this legislation is 
     based is found in Article I Section 8, Clause 1 of the 
     Constitution which grants Congress the power to provide for 
     the general Welfare of the United States.
            By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia:
        H.R. 1473.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, Congress has power 
     ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for 
     carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers'' when the need 
     exists to clarify existing law.
            By Mr. ISRAEL:
        H.R. 1474.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the powers granted to the 
     Congress by Article I. Section 8, Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Ms. JENKINS:
        H.R. 1475.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8:
       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. KING of New York:
        H.R. 1476.
        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;
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 1477.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Spending Authorization
       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. NORTON:
       H.R. 1478.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 1 of section 6 of article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 1479.
       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.
           By Ms. SHEA-PORTER:
       H.R. 1480.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. SHUSTER:
       H.R. 1481.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution: To 
     regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several 
     states, and with the Indian Tribes.
           By Mr. WOMACK:
       H.R. 1482.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
        Article One, Section Eight of the United States 
     Constitution.

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