[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7260]
[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. TERRY:
       H.R. 2052.
        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. BRADY of Texas:
        H.R. 2053.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.
            By Mr. NEAL:
        H.R. 2054.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I and the 16th Amendment 
     to the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. ROE of Tennessee:
        H.R. 2055.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional Authority for this bill derives from 
     Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
            By Ms. SCHWARTZ:
        H.R. 2056.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. SOUTHERLAND:
        H.R. 2057.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, section 3 of the Constitution of the United 
     States grants Congress the authority to enact this bill. 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 Ms. SPEIER:
        H.R. 2058.
        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. TSONGAS:
        H.R. 2059.
        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 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. VAN HOLLEN:
        H.R. 2060.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 & 18; and Article 1, Section 
     9, Clause 7 of the U.S. Constitution.

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