[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[HOU]
[Pages 5097-5098]
[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 Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 1483.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States of America.
           By Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan:
       H.R. 1484.
       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. LoBIONDO:
       H.R. 1485.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
           By Mr. RAHALL:
       H.R. 1486.
       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. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 1487.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Article I Section 
     8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1488.
       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 1, which states ``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;''
       And
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United States 
     Constitution which gives Congress the power ``to make Rules 
     for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval 
     Forces;''
           By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 1489.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, clause 18
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 1490.
       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. BONAMICI:
       H.R. 1491.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 1492.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia:
       H.R. 1493.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 1 of the United States Constitution, 
     Article I, Section 8 of the Unitcd States Constitution, 
     including, but not limited to, Clauses 1, 3 and 18, and 
     Article III of the United States Constitution, Section 2.
           By Mr. GIBSON:
       H.R. 1494.
       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 in the 
     Government of the United States, or in any Department or 
     Officer thereof.
           By Mr. GOSAR:
       H.R. 1495.
       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 Georgia:
       H.R. 1496.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 1--``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.
       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. HUNTER:
       H.R. 1497.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional authority for the War Memorial 
     Protection Act is found in Section 3, Clause 2 of Article IV, 
     which states in part that ``the Congress shall have power to 
     dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations 
     respecting the Territory and other Property belonging to the 
     United States.'' Constitutional authority is also found in 
     Clause 18 of Article I, Section 8, which states that Congress 
     has the authority to ``make all Laws which shall be necessary 
     and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, 
     and all other Powers vested by this

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     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.''
           By Mr. JEFFRIES:
       H.R. 1498.
       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 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. JEFFRIES:
       H.R. 1499.
       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 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 1500.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution relating to 
     the power of Congress 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)
           By Mr. JEFFRIES:
       H.R. 1501.
       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 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 1502.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution, to 
     ``provide for the common defense and general welfare of the 
     United States.''
           By Mr. KING of Iowa:
       H.R. 1503.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation repeals a rule made by an Executive agency 
     pursuant to an act of Congress. This bill is intended to 
     correct the agency's errant interpretation of Congress' 
     intent as expressed in the authorizing legislation, and, as 
     such, follows the responsibility that Congress has, under 
     Article 1, Section. 1, to exercise all legislative powers of 
     the United States.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 1504.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the 
     United States grants Congress the authority to enact this 
     bill.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 1505.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, which reads: ``To regulate 
     Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, 
     and with Indian Tribes.''
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 1506.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8.
            By Mr. MARKEY:
        H.R. 1507.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8.
            By Mr. MARKEY:
        H.R. 1508.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8.
            By Mr. MORAN:
        H.R. 1509.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation is authorized by Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 1, which grants Congress authority regarding Defence 
     [sic] and general Welfare of the United States.
            By Mr. NEUGEBAUER:
        H.R. 1510.
        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. NOEM:
        H.R. 1511.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 4, Section 3: 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.
            By Mr. PEARCE:
        H.R. 1512.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution of the 
     United States grants Congress the power to enact this law.
            By Mr. PERRY:
        H.R. 1513.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, and Article I, Section 8, clause 18
            By Mr. SARBANES:
        H.R. 1514.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution under the 
     General Welfare Clause.
            By Mr. SIRES:
        H.R. 1515.
        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. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
        H.R. 1516.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The U.S. Constitution including Article 1, Section 8.
            By Mr. WALBERG:
        H.R. 1517.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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
       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 14--To make Rules for the 
     Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces.
            By Mr. WHITFIELD:
        H.R. 1518.
        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. KING of New York:
       H.R. 1519.
       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.

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