[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 10448-10449]
[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. WALDEN:
        H.R. 2504.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     pursuant to the following:
       1) Article I, 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''
       2) Article I, Section 1 - All legislative powers herein 
     granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, 
     which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
            By Mrs. NEGRETE McLEOD:
        H.R. 2505.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 8, ``Congress Shall have the 
     power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, among the 
     several States, and with Indian Tribes.''

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       and;
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, ``Congress shall have the 
     Power To make all Laws which shall be necessary ad proper for 
     carryng into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other 
     Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the 
     United States, or in any Department of Officer thereof.''
            By Mr. DENT:
        H.R. 2506.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. MASSIE:
        H.R. 2507.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 of the Constitution, which gives 
     Congress the sole authority to declare war.
            By Mr. CALVERT:
        H.R. 2508.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 3 of the Constitution.
       (Article I, section 8, clause 3: To regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes;)
            By Mr. LEWIS:
        H.R. 2509.
        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. BISHOP of New York:
        H.R. 2510.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mrs. BLACK:
        H.R. 2511.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Tenth Amendment stating that, ``The powers not delegated to 
     the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it 
     to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to 
     the people.''
       and
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 providing that ``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. DeLAURO:
        H.R. 2512.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
       The Congress shall have Power *** To regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes.
            By Mr. GOHMERT:
        H.R. 2513.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Tenth Amendment stating that ``[t]he powers not delegated 
     to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by 
     it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or 
     to the people.''
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 providing that ``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 Mr. GRAVES of Missouri:
       H.R. 2514.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 7 of Section 9 of Article I of the Constitution, in 
     that all funds belonging to the Treasury may not be withdrawn 
     except according to law.
            By Mr. GRIJALVA:
        H.R. 2515.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. Sec. Sec. I, 1 and 8.
            By Mr. GRIJALVA:
        H.R. 2516.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. Sec. 1 and 8.
            By Mr. GRIJALVA:
        H.R. 2517.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. Sec. 1 and 8.
            By Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois:
        H.R. 2518.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, 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 the 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.
            By Ms. LEE of California:
        H.R. 2519.
        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 Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:
        H.R. 2520.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
        H.R. 2521.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the power of the Congress to regulate Commerce, as 
     enumerated by Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
        H.R. 2522.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, 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.
            By Mr. NADLER:
        H.R. 2523.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution, 
     and section 5 of Amendment XIV to the Constitution.
            By Mr. PAULSEN:
        H.R. 2524.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. SALMON:
        H.R. 2525.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States, the Commerce Clause.
            By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:
        H.R. 2526.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution.
            By Ms. TITUS:
        H.R. 2527.
        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 Ms. TITUS:
        H.R. 2528.
        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.

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