[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12459-12460]
[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. McCOLLUM: 
       H.R. 2822.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which gives Congress the 
     power ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper 
     for carrying into Execution the foregoing powers.''
           By Mr. TERRY:
       H.R. 2823.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 3
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio:
       H.R. 2824.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 18
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 2825.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among 
     the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.)
           By Mr. REICHERT:
       H.R. 2826.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, to ``provide for the common Defence and general 
     Welfare of the United States.''
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia:
       H.R. 2827.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution, 
     which sets forth the constitutional authority of Congress to 
     regulate interstate commerce.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 2828.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 which states that ``the 
     Congress shall have the Power to lay and collect Taxes, 
     Duties, Imposts and Excisese, to pay the Debts and provide 
     for the . . . general Welfare of the United States . . .''
           By Mr. CULBERSON:
       H.R. 2829.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 4, Clause 1
           By Mr. McCAUL:
       H.R. 2830.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 2.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 2831.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. GARDNER:
       H.R. 2832.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8, Clause 18
       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 Office thereof.
           By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia:
       H.R. 2833.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional authority on which this legislation is 
     based in found in Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the 
     Constitution, as it is necessary and proper to protect 
     patients and the doctor/ patient relationship.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 2834.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the Constitution of the United States
           By Ms. JENKINS:
       H.R. 2835.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8:
       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.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 2836.
       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. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 2837.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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. PIERLUISI:
       H.R. 2838.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the power of the Congress to regulate Commerce among the 
     several States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 
     3 of the United States Constitution; to make all laws which 
     shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution 
     such power, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 
     of the Constitution; and to make rules and regulations 
     respecting the U.S. territories, as enumerated in Article IV, 
     Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. POCAN:
       H.R. 2839.
       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. RADEL:
       H.R. 2840.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution

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           By Mr. RAHALL:
       H.R. 2841.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically clause 14 (relating to the power of Congress to 
     make rules for the government and regulation of the land and 
     naval forces), clause 16 (relating to the power of Congress 
     to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the 
     militia), and clause 18 (relating to the power of Congress to 
     make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the 
     powers vested in Congress)
           By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California:
       H.R. 2842.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article One of the United States Constitution, 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 this 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof
       or
       Article One of the United States Constitution, 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. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 2843.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution 
     which grants the power to Congress ``to regulate commerce 
     with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with 
     the Indian tribes.''

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