[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 14853-14854]
[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. COLLINS of Georgia:
       H.R. 5475.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 14: To make Rules for the 
     Government and Regulation of our land and naval forces.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 5476.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3
           By Mr. MESSER:
       H.R. 5477.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, which 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'' and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which 
     empowers Congress to ``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. JOHNSON of Georgia:
       H.R. 5478.
       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 14 of the United 
     States Constitution and its subsequent amendments, and 
     further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the 
     United States.
           By Mr. BENTIVOLIO:
       H.R. 5479.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
       ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian Tribes;''
           By Mr. WEBER of Texas:
       H.R. 5480.
       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 1 and Article 1 Section 9.
       ``All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in 
     a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a 
     Senate and House of Representatives.''
       ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular 
     Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all 
     public Money shall be published from time to time.''
           By Mrs. ELLMERS:
       H.R. 5481.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Commerce Clause: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the 
     U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power ``to regulate 
     commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, 
     and with the Indian tribes.''
           By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 5482.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas:
       H.R. 5483.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Clause 1, Section 8 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 Mr. BENISHEK:
       H.R. 5484.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The United States Constitution, Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 5485.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Ms. ESTY:
       H.R. 5486.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 5487.
       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. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 5488.
       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, Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of 
     the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 5489.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The principal constitutional authority for this legislation 
     is clause 7 of section 9 of Article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States which states, ``No Money shall be drawn 
     from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made 
     by Law . . .'' and clause 3 of section 8 of Article I, which 
     provides that, Congress shall have power to ``regulate 
     Commerce with foreign Nations, and among several States, and 
     with the Indian Tribes.'' In addition, clause 1 of section 8 
     of Article I provides that ``Congress shall have the Power  . 
     . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and 
     general Welfare of the United States . . .'' and clause 18 of 
     section 8 of Article I that states that 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. . . .'' Together, these specific 
     constitutional provisions establish the congressional power 
     to establish and appropriate funds, to determine its purpose, 
     amount, period of availability, means of access, and to set 
     forth terms and conditions governing its use.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 5490.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 5491.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
           By Mr. ISSA:
       H.R. 5492.
       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 Officer thereof.
           By Mr. JOLLY:
       H.R. 5493.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1, Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States 
     Constitution which reads: ``The Congress shall have the 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 Ms. LEE of California:
       H.R. 5494.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, United States Constitution
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 5495.
       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. McNERNEY:
       H.R. 5496.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. PETERSON:
       H.R. 5497.
       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 Mr. SARBANES:
       H.R. 5498.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. SWALWELL of California:
       H.R. 5499.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1, 3, and 18
           By Mr. SCHIFF:
       H.J. Res. 125.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.

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