[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 14371-14372]
[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. POE of Texas:
        H.R. 5417.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article One of the United States Constitution, located at 
     section 8, clause 18.
           By Mr. BOUSTANY:
        H.R. 5418.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 1 and 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mr. BOUSTANY:
        H.R. 5419.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 1 and 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mr. BOUSTANY:
        H.R. 5420.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 1 and 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. BACHUS:
       H.R. 5421.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution, in that the legislation exercises legislative 
     power granted to Congress by that clause ``to regulate 
     Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, 
     and with Indian tribes;'' Article I, Section 8, clause 4 of 
     the United States Constitution, in that the legislation 
     exercises legislative power granted to Congress by that 
     clause ``to establish ... uniform Laws on the subject of 
     Bankruptcies throughout the United States;'' Article I, 
     Section 8, clause 9 of the United States Constitution, in 
     that the legislation exercises legislative power granted to 
     Congress by that clause ``to constitute Tribunals inferior to 
     the Supreme Court;'' 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 of the United States Constitution, in that 
     the legislation defines or affects powers of the Judiciary 
     that are subject to legislation by Congress.
            By Mr. WALBERG:
       H.R. 5422.
       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. WALBERG:
       H.R. 5423. 1 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. GRAYSON:
        H.R. 5424.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Clause 8, of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
           By Mr. McNERNEY:
        H.R. 5425.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. GRAYSON:
        H.R. 5426.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Clause 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
            By Mr. ISRAEL:
        H.R. 5427.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the powers granted to the 
     Congress by Article I. Section 8, Clauses 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mr. PEARCE:
        H.R. 5428.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution of the 
     United States grants Congress the power to enact this law.
            By Mr. PETERS of California:
        H.R. 5429.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. VARGAS:
        H.R. 5430.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       (1) To establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization, as 
     enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the U.S. 
     Constitution.

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            By Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky:
        H.J. Res. 124.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to clause 7(c) of rule XII of the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives, the following statement is 
     submitted regarding the specific powers granted to Congress 
     in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint 
     resolution.
       The principal constitutional authority for this legislation 
     is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States (the appropriation power), which states: 
     ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . . .'' In 
     addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the 
     Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress 
     shall have the Power. . . to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . 
     . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions 
     establish the congressional power of the purse, granting 
     Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine 
     their purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to set 
     forth terms and conditions governing their use.

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