[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14026]
[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. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California.
       H.R. 5302.
       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 (clauses 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18), which 
     grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to 
     provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government 
     and regulation of the land and naval forces; to provide for 
     organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia; and to make 
     all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the foregoing 
     powers.''
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 5390.
       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, Sections 8, Clauses 1, 10, and 18 
     of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. LYNCH:
       H.R. 5391.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mrs. ELLMERS:
       H.R. 5392.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. 8, cl. 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. REED:
       H.R. 5393.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. BROUN of Georgia:
       H.R. 5394.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (the Spending Clause) of the 
     United States Constitution states that ``The Congress shall 
     have the 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.'' This bill 
     restores the proper balance of power between the federal and 
     state governments as intended under the 10th Amendment to the 
     Constitution by devolving the responsibilities related to 
     education to the states and individuals.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 5395.
       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 Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:
       H.R. 5396.
       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, Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. McCLINTOCK:
       H.R. 5397.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Constitution, Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (the 
     Property Clause), which confers on Congress the power to 
     dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations 
     respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the 
     United States, and nothing in this Constitution shall be so 
     construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or 
     of any particular State.
           By Mr. PETERS of California:
       H.R. 5398.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
           By Mr. PETERS of California:
       H.R. 5399.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
           By Mr. YOHO:
       H.R. 5400.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States, which grants Congress the ``Power To...provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United 
     States.''

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