[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6408-6409]
[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. CUMMINGS:
        H.R. 1842.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, the reported bill is authorized by Congress' 
     power ``To provide for the common Defense and general Welfare 
     of the United States.''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution, the reported bill is authorized by Congress' 
     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.''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 12 of the United States 
     Constitution, the reported bill is authorized by Congress' 
     power ``To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of 
     Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two 
     Years.''
            By Ms. LEE of California:
        H.R. 1843.
        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. JOHNSON of Georgia:
        H.R. 1844.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, Cl. 3
            By Mr. POLIS:
        H.R. 1845.
        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.
            By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
        H.R. 1846.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       ``Article IV, section 3 of the Constitution of the United 
     States grant Congress the authority to make all needful Rules 
     and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property 
     belonging to the United States.''
            By Mr. SALMON:
        H.R. 1847.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Amendment IV
       The right of the people to be secure in their persons, 
     houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches 
     and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall 
     issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or 
     affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be 
     searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
            By Mr. POMPEO:
        H.R. 1848.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3

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            By Mr. SMITH of Texas:
        H.R. 1849.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The authority to enact this bill is derived from, but may 
     not be limited to, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the 
     United States Constitution.
            By Mr. COLE:
        H.R. 1850.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       The Congress shall have the 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. LEWIS:
        H.R. 1851.
        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. YODER:
        H.R. 1852.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Amendment IV
       The right of the people to be secure in their persons, 
     houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches 
     and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall 
     issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or 
     affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be 
     searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
            By Mr. CASSIDY:
        H.R. 1853.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 [the Spending Clause] of the 
     United States Constitution states that `The Congress shall 
     have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and 
     Excises, to pay for Debts and provide for the common Defence 
     and general Welfare of the United States.'
            By Ms. CHU:
        H.R. 1854.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, known as the ``General Welfare Clause.'' This 
     provision grants Congress the broad power `to pay the Debts 
     and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the 
     United States.''
       Please note, pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Congress has 
     the 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 Ms. HANABUSA:
        H.R. 1855.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18 of the United States Constitution, 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 Ms. KUSTER:
        H.R. 1856.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 (relating to the 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) of 
     the United States Constitution.
            By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York:
        H.R. 1857.
        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. NORTON:
        H.R. 1858.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
            By Mr. SCHIFF:
        H.R. 1859.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Disaster Declaration Improvement Act is constitutional 
     under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, the Necessary and 
     Proper Clause. The bill is constitutionally authorized under 
     the Necessary and Proper Clause, which supports the expansion 
     of congressional authority beyond the explicit authorities 
     that are directly discernible from the text.
            By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
        H.R. 1860.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The authority to enact this bill is derived from, but may 
     not be limited to, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and the 
     First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Eighth Amendments to 
     the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
        H.R. 1861.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution
            By Mr. STIVERS:
        H.R. 1862.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. VELA:
        H.R. 1863.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 10
       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 vestedi by this 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any 
     Department or Officer thereof.
            By Mrs. WALORSKI:
        H.R. 1864.
        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 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. WELCH:
        H.R. 1865.
        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..
            By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
        H.R. 1866.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3

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