[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5283-5284]
[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. POE of Texas:
        H.R. 1576.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 5 & 6
            By Mr. POE of Texas:
        H.R. 1577.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 of the United States Constitution, section 8, 
     clause 18
            By Mr. PALLONE:
        H.R. 1578.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8
            By Mr. ELLISON:
        H.R. 1579.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 7, Clause 1 and Section 8, Clause 1.
            By Mr. WALDEN:
        H.R. 1580.
        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 Ms. BROWNLEY of California:
        H.R. 1581.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
            By Mr. CASSIDY:
        H.R. 1582.
        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 Ms. CLARKE:
        H.R. 1583.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Ms. CLARKE:
        H.R. 1584.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. ENGEL:
        H.R. 1585.
        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.
            By Mr. GOHMERT:
        H.R. 1586.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 17, providing Congress with 
     exclusive jurisdiction over the District of Columbia.
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, providing Congress with 
     the authority to enact legislation necessary to execute one 
     of its enumerated powers, such as Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 17.
            By Mr. MARINO:
        H.R. 1587.

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        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3: `` . . . The Congress shall have 
     Power to dispose of an make all needful Rules and Regulations 
     respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the 
     United States . . .''
            By Mr. WAXMAN:
        H.R. 1588.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clauses 3 and 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. WELCH:
        H.R. 1589.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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 this Constitution in the 
     Government of the United States, or in any Department or 
     Officer thereof . . .

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