[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8206-8208]
[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. KLINE:
        H.R. 5.
        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. ISSA:
       H.R. 2262.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 17
           By Mr. McKINLEY:
       H.R. 2272.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following: the bill is authorized by Congress' power 
     to ``provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of 
     the United States'' pursuant to Article I, section 8 of the 
     United States Constitution.
            By Mrs. MILLER of Michigan:
        H.R. 2273.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
            By Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan:
        H.R. 2274.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 (``The Congress shall have 
     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''), 
     3 (``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian Tribes''), and 18 (``To 
     make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for 
     carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other 
     Powers vested by

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     this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or 
     in any Department or Officer thereof).
            By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
        H.R. 2275.
        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 Mr. HORSFORD:
        H.R. 2276.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (relating to the power to 
     dispose of and legislate for all territories and properties 
     belonging to the United States).
            By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia:
        H.R. 2277.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which 
     recognizes and protects the right to keep and bear arms.
            By Mr. GOWDY:
        H.R. 2278.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8, clause 4 of the Constitution provides 
     that Congress shall have power to ``establish an uniform Rule 
     of Naturalization.'' The Supreme Court has long found that 
     this provision of the Constitution grants Congress plenary 
     power over immigration policy. As the Court found in Galvan 
     v. Press, 347 U.S. 522, 531 (1954) ``that the formulation of 
     policies [pertaining to the entry of aliens and the right to 
     remain here] is entrusted to Congress has become about as 
     firmly imbedded in the legislative and judicial tissues of 
     our body politic as any aspect of our government.''
           By Mr. GARDNER:
       H.R. 2279.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the 
     Constitution: The Congress shall have power to enact this 
     legislation to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and 
     among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.
           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H.R. 2280.
       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 and clause 18.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan:
       H.R. 2281.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 2282.
       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. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 2283.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18, as this bill better 
     equips the Executive Branch to properly carry out the powers 
     vested in it by the Constitution, as well as ensures that 
     Congress is accurately informed of a foreign nations' 
     trafficking record and tier ranking when Congress considers 
     regulation of commerce with foreign nations.
           By Mr. TERRY:
       H.R. 2284.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 16
           By Mr. MATHESON:
       H.R. 2285.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD:
       H.R. 2286.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article X, Section Y, Clause Z
           By Ms. GABBARD:
       H.R. 2287.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution: The 
     Congress shall have Power to regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian 
     Tribes.
           By Mr. GRIMM:
       H.R. 2288.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 2289.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 2290.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of section 8 of Article 1
       Clause 1 of section 8 of Article I
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 2291.
       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 establish Post Offices and post 
     roads, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 2292.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution
           By Ms. MATSUI:
       H.R. 2293.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. McINTYRE:
       H.R. 2294.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Amendment XVI, of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Florida:
       H.R. 2295.
       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, Clause 3 of 
     the United States Constitution, which grants Congress the 
     power to regulate commerce among the several States.
           By Mrs. NOEM:
       H.R. 2296.
       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.
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2
       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.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2297.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clauses 14 and 18 of section 8 of article I of the 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. PETERS of Michigan:
       H.R. 2298.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution of the United 
     States of America
           By Mr. POSEY:
       H.R. 2299.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the 
     United States:
       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;
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the 
     United States:
       The Congress shall have Power to make all Laws which shall 
     be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the 
     forgoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any 
     Department or Officer thereof.
       Amendment XVI of the Constitution of the United States:
       The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on 
     incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment 
     among the several States, and without regard to any census or 
     enumeration.
           By Mr. PRICE of Georgia:
       H.R. 2300.
       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 1 of the Constitution.
       The bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
     Act, which exceeds the authority vested in Congress by the 
     Constitution.
       Finally, the bill removed government intrusion into the 
     doctor-patient relationship, which is protected by the Ninth 
     and Tenth Amendments to the Constitution.
           By Mr. REED:
       H.R. 2301.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8: to provide for the common defense and 
     general welfare.
           By Mr. REED:
       H.R. 2302.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8: to provide for the common defense and 
     general welfare.
           By Ms. SHEA-PORTER:
       H.R. 2303.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.
           Mr. RYAN of Ohio:
       H.R. 2304.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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.

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