[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8799]
[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. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 2327.
       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. ROGERS of Michigan:
       H.R. 2328.
       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.
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution, which 
     states ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper 
     in the Government of the United States or in any Department 
     or Officer thereof.''
           By Mr. SMITH of Nebraska:
       H.R. 2329.
       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 make rules for the government and 
     regulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated in 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 2330.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia:
       H.R. 2331.
       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 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. KILMER:
       H.R. 2332.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. LARSEN of Washington:
       H.R. 2333.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section. 8. Clause 3: To regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes;
           By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
       H.R. 2334.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 2335.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 6 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 2336.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution of the 
     United States grants Congress the power to enact this law.
           By Mr. POLIS:
       H.R. 2337.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to provide 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)
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2, (relating to the power of 
     Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and 
     regulations respecting territory or other property belonging 
     to the United States).
           By Mr. POLIS:
       H.R. 2338.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 18 of US Constitution, 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. POLIS:
       H.R. 2339.
       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 8, 
     clause 3 (relating to the power to regulate interstate 
     commerce).
           By Mr. QUIGLEY:
       H.R. 2340.
       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 regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian 
     Tribes; as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of 
     the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. ROONEY:
       H.R. 2341.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8
       To regulate Commerce with Foreign nations, and among the 
     several States, and with Indian Tribes.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD:
       H.R. 2342.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Ms. SCHWARTZ:
       H.R. 2343.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 2344.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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. TURNER:
       H.R. 2345.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States.

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