[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13452]
[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. SHUSTER:
        H.R. 3080.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause I (related to general Welfare of the 
     United States), and Clause 3 (related to regulation of 
     Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, 
     and with Indian tribes).
            By Mr. WALBERG:
        H.R. 3081.
        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. POE of Texas:
        H.R. 3082.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 10, 11, and 15
            By Mr. SIMPSON:
        H.R. 3083.
        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 3 (relating to the 
     authority to regulate commerce among the several states).
            By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.J. Res. 60.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States
            By Mr. PASCRELL:
        H.J. Res. 61.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Art. I, Section 8, clause 11: ``The Congress shall have 
     Power . . . To declare War''
       Art. 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 this Constitution in the 
     Government of the United States or in any Department or 
     Officer thereof.''

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