[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9834-9835]
[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. BACHUS:
       H.R. 2446.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3. To regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 2447.
       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 foreign and interstate 
     commerce, as enumerated in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of 
     the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. LANKFORD:
       H.R. 2448.
       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 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H.R. 2449.
       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. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 2450.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I; Section 8 of the Constitution 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;''
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 2451.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       The Congress shall have Power to. . .provide for the. . 
     .general Welfare of the United States: . . .
       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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 2452.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       The Congress shall have Power to. . .provide for the. . 
     .general Welfare of the United States; . . .
       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. ROTHFUS:
       H.R. 2453.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 2454.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. AMODEI:
       H.R. 2455.
       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. BISHOP of Utah:
       H.R. 2456.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Amendment X
       The powers not delegated to the United States by the 
     Constitution, nor prohibited

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     by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, 
     or to the people.
           By Mr. BERA of California:
       H.R. 2457.
       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. BROOKS of Alabama:
       H.R. 2458.
       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 . . .
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 2459.
       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 Ms. HAHN:
       H.R. 2460.
       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, Clauses 3 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. HAHN:
       H.R. 2461.
       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, Clauses 3 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. HAHN:
       H.R. 2462.
       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, Clauses 3 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 2463.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2, which states, ``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. KELLY of Illinois:
       H.R. 2464.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:
       H.R. 2465.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 of the Constitution.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 2466.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 2467.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Ms. MATSUI:
       H.R. 2468.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Ms. NORTON.
       H.R. 2469.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, and 18 of section 8 of article 
     I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. PETRI:
       H.R. 2470.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of section 8 of article I, which grants Congress 
     the 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. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 2471.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. PRICE of Georgia:
       H.R. 2472.
       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 Mr. PRICE of Georgia:
       H.R. 2473.
       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 Mr. RICHMOND:
       H.R. 2474.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional authority for this bill stems from 
     Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. SCHIFF:
       H.R. 2475.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clauses 1, 3, and 18 of the 
     Constitution of the United States.

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