[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5230-5231]
[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. PITTS:
       H.R. 1549.
       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 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mr. KILDEE:
        H.R. 1550.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. MEEKS:
       H.R. 1551.
       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 8, Clause 3 of United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan:
        H.R. 1552.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mrs. CAPITO:
        H.R. 1553.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Commerce Clause, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the 
     Constitution states that Congress shall have power to 
     regulate the regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and

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     among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.
            By Mr. DOGGETT:
        H.R. 1554.
        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. DOGGETT:
        H.R. 1555.
        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 and Amendment XVI of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. DOGGETT:
        H.R. 1556.
        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 and Amendment XVI of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:
        H.R. 1557.
        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. COLLINS of New York:
        H.R. 1558.
        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, 
     consistent with Amendment X of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Ms. GABBARD:
        H.R. 1559.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The U.S. Constitution including Article 1, Section 8.
            By Mr. GARCIA:
        H.R. 1560.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1, Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, which reads: ``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 and Imposts and 
     Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.''
       Clause 18, Section 8, Article 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, which reads: ``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. GARDNER:
        H.R. 1561.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2
            By Mr. GIBSON:
        H.R. 1562.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 and 4, of Section 8, of Article I.
            By Mr. GUTHRIE:
        H.R. 1563.
        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. HURT:
        H.R. 1564.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
            By Mr. KING of New York:
        H.R. 1565.
        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. LUETKEMEYER:
        H.R. 1566.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the explicit power of Congress to regulate commerce in and 
     among the states, as enumerate in Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 3, the Commerce Clause, of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. MULVANEY:
        H.R. 1567.
        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.''
       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. NADLER:
        H.R. 1568.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Art. 1, sec. 8, cl. 1 ``Congress shall have the Power to 
     lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises. . . .''
       Art. 1, sec. 8, cl. 18 Necessary and proper clause.
            By Mr. POMPEO:
        H.R. 1569.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. RICHMOND:
        H.R. 1570.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional authority for this bill stems from 
     Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States 
     Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. SCALISE:
        H.R. 1571.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Mr. SCHOCK:
        H.R. 1572.
        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 9, 
     Clause 7 and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mr. SIRES:
        H.R. 1573.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. TURNER:
        H.R. 1574.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18; and Article IV, 
     Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States.
           By Mr. YODER:
        H.R. 1575.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 3,
       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;
       To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
            By Mr. NEUGEBAUER:
        H.J. Res. 39.
        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.

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