[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 7101-7102]
[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. PRICE of Georgia:
       H.R. 2009.
       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 Nine and Tenth Amendments to the 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. BARR:
       H.R. 2010.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, clause 3, which provides Congress the 
     power to ``regulate commerce with foreign Nations and among 
     the several States.''
           By Mr. DELANEY:
       H.R. 2011.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress shall have 
     Power to law 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 throught the United States . . .
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 2012.
       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. KING of Iowa:
       H.R. 2013.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Because this legislation adjusts the formula the federal 
     government uses to spend money on federal contracts, it is 
     authorized by the Constitution under Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 1, which grants Congress its spending power.
           By Mr. AMASH:
       H.R. 2014.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The bill helps guarantee the rights secured by the First 
     Amendment to the Constitution (``Congress shall make no law . 
     . . abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press'') and 
     the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution (``The right of the 
     people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and 
     effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall 
     not be violated'').
           By Mr. HORSFORD:
       H.R. 2015.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause, 18.
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause, 2.
       Amendment V
           By Mr. BENISHEK:
       H.R. 2016.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2017.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 4 and Section 5 of Article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. STIVERS:
       H.R. 2018.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 12 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. HARPER:
       H.R. 2019.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 2020.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 (relating to the power of Congress 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.)
           By Mr. BROUN of Georgia:
       H.R. 2021.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution: ``To 
     regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several 
     States, and with the Indian Tribes.''
           By Mrs. BLACK:
       H.R. 2022.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution as 
     well as Article 1, Section 8 of the United States 
     Constitution which grants Congress the authority to lay and 
     collect taxes and duties. It is the inherent duty of elected 
     members of Congress to protect U.S. taxpayer information from 
     misuse.
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 2023.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. DEUTCH:
       H.R. 2024.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article One, Section 8(8) of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. GOSAR:
       H.R. 2025.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The 16th Amendment, Section 5; Article I, Section 8, 
     Clauses 3 and 18 of the Constitution of the United States
           By Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER:
       H.R. 2026.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 2027.
       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 I, 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. LEWIS:
       H.R. 2028.
       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. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
       H.R. 2029.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 2030.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 2031.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 2032.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, clause 3
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 2033.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8--To make all laws which shall be 
     necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the 
     foregoing Powers.
            By Mr. MICHAUD:
        H.R. 2034.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. NEAL:
        H.R. 2035.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I and the 16th Amendment 
     to the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. O'ROURKE:
        H.R. 2036.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
            By Mr. SCHRADER:
        H.R. 2037.
        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. SPEIER:
        H.R. 2038.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8: Congress shall have the power to 
     regulate commerce among the states, and provide for the 
     general welfare.
            By Ms. TITUS:
        H.R. 2039.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article I, Section 8, Amendment XVI, of the 
     United States Constitution
            By Mr. WELCH:
        H.R. 2040.
        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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