[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 10645-10647]
[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 Ms. TITUS:
       H.R. 2529.
       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. ROSKAM:
       H.R. 2530.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which states ``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 Mr. ROSKAM:
       H.R. 2531.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which states ``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 Mr. ROSKAM:
       H.R. 2532.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which states ``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 Mr. ROSKAM:
       H.R. 2533.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which states ``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 Mr. WHITFIELD:
       H.R. 2534.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, that grants Congress the 
     power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among 
     the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.
           By Mr. BARR:
       H.R. 2535.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 5, which gives Congress the 
     power ``To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of 
     foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures.'' 
     This is appropriate because this legislation sets forth new 
     guidelines for designing and minting new ``liberty'' themed 
     quarters, dimes, and half-dollars.
           By Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana
       H.R. 2536.
       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. GINGREY of Georgia:
       H.R. 2537.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution, which 
     states, ``The Congress shall have the power to regulate 
     Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several states, 
     and with the Indian Tribes.''
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK:
       H.R. 2538.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H.R. 2539.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section VIII.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 2540.
       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 Mrs. HARTZLER:
       H.R. 2541.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 to prevent the infringement 
     of the Second Amendment

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     of the United States Constitution which reads: ``A well 
     regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free 
     State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall 
     not be infringed.''
           By Mr. BACHUS:
       H.R. 2542.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 1 of the United States Constitution, in 
     that the legislation concerns the exercise of legislative 
     powers generally granted to Congress by that section, 
     including the exercise of those powers when delegated by 
     Congress to the Executive; Article I, Sections 8 and 9 of the 
     United States Constitution, in that the legislation concerns 
     the exercise of specific legislative powers granted to 
     Congress by those sections, including the exercise of those 
     powers when delegated by Congress to the Executive; Article 
     I, Section 8, clause 18 of the United States Constitution, in 
     that the legislation exercises legislative power granted to 
     Congress by that clause ``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;'' and Article III, in that 
     the legislation defines or affects powers of the Judiciary 
     that are subject to legislation by Congress.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 2543.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Article I, Section 8 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:
       H.R. 2544.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 2545.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Spending Clause (Art. I, Section 8, cl. 1)
            By Mr. PRICE of Georgia:
        H.R. 2546.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill makes changes to existing law relating to Article 
     1, Section 8, which provides that, ``The Congress shall have 
     power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises 
     to pay 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.'' The 
     Secretary of the Treasury is responsible for collecting taxes 
     at the Federal level. It is the purview of the Congress to 
     determine which taxes the Secretary shall or shall not 
     collect. Clarifying directions to the Secretary in regard to 
     a foreign transaction tax will ease the administrative and 
     compliance burden on the private financial sector and the 
     federal government.
            By Mrs. CAPITO:
        H.R. 2547.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Commerce Clause, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the 
     Constitution states that Congress shall have power to 
     regulate the regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and 
     among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.
            By Mr. ROYCE:
        H.R. 2548.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
            By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:
        H.R. 2549.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section VIII
            By Mr. RUSH:
        H.R. 2550.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
       ``The Congress Shall have the Power ``to regulate Commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with 
     the Indian Tribes.''
            By Mr. RUSH:
        H.R. 2551.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
       ``The Congress Shall have the Power ``to regulate Commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with 
     the Indian Tribes.''
            By Ms. DeGETTE:
        H.R. 2552.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 and Article IV, section 3 of the 
     Constitution of the United States.
            By Ms. DeLAURO:
        H.R. 2553.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution
           By Mr. DENHAM:
        H.R. 2554.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the common 
     defense and 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).
            By Ms. ESTY:
        H.R. 2555.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. HONDA:
        H.R. 2556.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
            By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
        H.R. 2557.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
            By Mr. MAFFEI:
        H.R. 2558.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1, Section 8 of Article I of the United States 
     Constitution which reads: ``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 and Imposts and 
     Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.''
            By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
        H.R. 2559.
        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. GEORGE MILLER of California:
        H.R. 2560.
        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. PETERS of Michigan:
        H.R. 2561.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
       The United States Congress shall have power to regulate 
     Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, 
     and with the Indian Tribes.
            By Mr. POLIS:
        H.R. 2562.
        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 the territory or other property 
     belonging to the United States).
           By Mr. QUIGLEY:
       H.R. 2563.
       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 lay and collect taxes, duties, and 
     imposts and excises, as enumerated in Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 2564.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
           By Mr. RENACCI:
       H.R. 2565.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to 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. SPEIER:
       H.R. 2566.
        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 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Ms. SPEIER:
       H.R. 2567.
       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 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. TIERNEY:
       H.R. 2568.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. WELCH:
       H.R. 2569.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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,

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     and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the 
     Government of the United States, or in any Department or 
     Officer thereof..
           Mr. BARR:
       H.R. 2570.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 14, which gives Congress the 
     power ``to make rules for the government and regulation of 
     the land and naval forces.'' This is appropriate because this 
     legislation involves the U.S. Coast Guard and licensing 
     regulations for the captains of ships.

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