[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6970-6971]
[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. GEORGE MILLER of California:
       H.R. 1981.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, 3 and 18 of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mr. REICHERT:
        H.R. 1982.
        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 1, section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution, specifically clause 1 (relating to 
     providing for the general welfare of the United States) and 
     clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary 
     and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress), 
     and 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. ROYCE:
        H.R. 1983.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States
            By Mr. LANCE:
        H.R. 1984.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the Constitution of the United States.
            By Mr. LANCE:
        H.R. 1985.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Congress has the power ``to regulate 
     commerce with foreign nations, and among the several 
     states.''
            By Mr. LIPINSKI:
        H.R. 1986.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Ms. SINEMA:
        H.R. 1987.
        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. ALEXANDER:
        H.R. 1988.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution 
     granting that ``[t]he Congress shall have power to . . . 
     provide for the common defence and general welfare of the 
     United States;'' as well as clause 18 of section 8 of article 
     I of the Constitution provides that ``[t]he 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. ALEXANDER:
        H.R. 1989.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, which states Congress may 
     ``. . . make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for 
     carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers . . .''
            By Mr. PRICE of Georgia:
        H.R. 1990.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Consistent with the original understanding of the commerce 
     clause, the authority to enact this legislation is found in 
     Clause 3 of Section 8, Article I of the Constitution. The 
     bill stops the IRS implementation of the Patient Protection 
     and Affordable Care Act, which exceeds the authority vested 
     in Congress by the Constitution. Finally, the bill removes 
     government intrusion into the doctor-patient relationship, 
     which is protected by the Ninth and Tenth Amendments to the 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. ANDREWS:
        H.R. 1991.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress' Spending Power as contained in Article I, Section 
     8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.

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            By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia:
        H.R. 1992.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has authority under Article I, Section 8, cl. 3, 
     the Interstate Commerce Clause, to regulate interstate and 
     foreign commerce.
       Congress has authority under Article I, Section 8, cl. 18, 
     the Necessary and Proper Clause, to effectuate its powers 
     enumerated elsewhere.
            By Mr. FORBES:
        H.R. 1993.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18
            By Mr. HARPER:
        H.R. 1994.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution granting 
     Congress the authority to make laws governing the time, 
     place, and manner of holding Federal elections.
            By Mr. KIND:
        H.R. 1995.
        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. KING of New York:
        H.R. 1996.
       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. McKEON:
        H.R. 1997.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution--the 
     Commerce Clause--and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the 
     Constitution--the Necessary and Proper Clause.
            By Mr. McKEON:
        H.R. 1998.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). The commerce clause 
     states that the United States Congress shall have power ``To 
     regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several 
     States, and with the Indian Tribes.'' Courts and commentators
            By Mr. MURPHY of Florida:
        H.R. 1999.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution:
       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. PIERLUISI:
        H.R. 2000.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the power of the Congress to admit new States into the Union 
     and to make all needful rules and regulations respecting the 
     territories of the United States, as enumerated in Section 3 
     of Article IV of the Constitution.
            By Mr. RANGEL:
        H.R. 2001.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress is given the power under the Constitution ``To 
     raise and support Armies,'' ``To provide and maintain a 
     Navy,'' and ``To make Rules for the Government and Regulation 
     of the land and naval Forces.'' Art. I, Sec. 8, cls. 12-14. 
     See also: ROSTKER V. GOLDBERG, 453 U.S. 57 (1981)
            By Mr. RYAN of Ohio:
        H.R. 2002.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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 Mr. RYAN of Ohio:
        H.R. 2003.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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. SIMPSON:
        H.R. 2004.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 2 of section 3 of article IV of the Constitution 
     (``The Congress shall have 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. TIERNEY:
        H.R. 2005.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
            By Mr. WALBERG:
        H.R. 2006.
        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;
       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 of 
     Officer thereof.
            By Mr. WELCH:
        H.R. 2007.
        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. WELCH:
        H.R. 2008.
        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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