[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6474-6475]
[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. TURNER:
       H.R. 1867.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Military Regulation: Article I, Section 8, Clauses 14 and 
     18
       To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land 
     and naval Forces; and
       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 Mrs. BLACK:
       H.R. 1868.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 9, clause 7 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. RIBBLE:
       H.R. 1869.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 9, clause 7 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 1870.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 9, clause 7 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. WOODALL:
       H.R. 1871.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 9, clause 7 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. GARRETT:
       H.R. 1872.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7.
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ:
       H.R. 1873.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 9, clause 7 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. PRICE of Georgia:
       H.R. 1874.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 9, clause 7 of the United States 
     Constitution which provides that, ``No Money shall be drawn 
     from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made 
     by Law, and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts 
     and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from 
     time to time.''
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio:
       H.R. 1875.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Defines social and emotional learning (SEL) and amends the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to allow 
     funding for teacher and principal training and professional 
     development to be used for SEL programming.
       The above mentioned legislation is based upon the following 
     Section 8 statement:
       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. SINEMA:
       H.R. 1876.
       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 to lay and collect duties, imposts and 
     excises, to pay the debts and provide for the general welfare 
     of the United States; as enumerated in Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. BISHOP of New York:
       H.R. 1877.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. DIAZ-BALART:
       H.R. 1878.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 1879.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. AMODEI:
       H.R. 1880.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution states 
     ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian Tribes
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution states 
     ``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. BISHOP of Utah:
       H.R. 1881.
       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 Mrs. BLACK:
       H.R. 1882.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress under Article 1, Section 8, clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the 
     United States Constitution bestows upon Congress the 
     authority ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and 
     among the several States, and with Indian Tribes.'' Congress 
     is within its constitutionally prescribed role to reform, 
     limit, or abolish programs maintained by the United States 
     Department of Agriculture, a

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     body which has regulated interstate commerce under the 
     auspices of Congress continue
           By Mr. CARTER:
       H.R. 1883.
       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 Mr. COOPER:
       H.R. 1884.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Sections 8 and 9 of the Constitution of the 
     United States
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California:
       H.R. 1885.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Ms. DelBENE:
       H.R. 1886.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Commerce Clause)
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 1887.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 1 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 1888.
       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 4, section 4 of the United 
     States Constitution: The United States shall guarantee to 
     every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, 
     and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on 
     Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the 
     Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence.
           By Mr. LATTA:
       H.R. 1889.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution
       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 Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 1890.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the Constitution of the United States provides 
     clear authority for Congress to pass legislation regarding 
     federal agriculture programs and public expenditures in 
     support of those programs.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 1891.
       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. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 1892.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California:
       H.R. 1893.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
           By Mrs. NOEM:
       H.R. 1894.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, which delegates power to 
     Congress ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and 
     among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes''
           By Mrs. NOEM:
       H.R. 1895.
       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. REICHERT:
       H.R. 1896.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (relating to the general 
     welfare of the United States); and Article I, Section 10, 
     Clause 3 (relating to the power to enter into foreign 
     compacts on behalf of States).
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1897.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. TURNER:
       H.R. 1898.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Military Regulation: Article I, Section 8, Clause 14
       To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land 
     and naval Forces.
       Necessary and Proper Regulations to Effectuate Powers:
       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 Constitution in the Government of 
     the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY:
       H.R. 1899.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.

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