[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 16058-16059]
[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. KELLY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 5737.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. BENTIVOLIO:
       H.R. 5738.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       ``All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the 
     House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or 
     concur with amendments as on other Bills.''--U.S. 
     Constitution, Article I, section 7, clause 1
       ``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.''--U.S. 
     Constitution, Article I, section 9, clause 7
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 5739.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution, to 
     ``provide for the common defense and general welfare of the 
     United States.''
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 5740.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause I of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 5741.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. McKEON:
       H.R. 5742.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Sec. 3 refers to the managerial authority over 
     property owned by the Federal Government

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           By Mr. MORAN:
       H.R. 5743.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . . 
     . general Welfare of the United States; . . .
           By Mr. PAYNE:
       H.R. 5744.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. TERRY:
       H.R. 5745.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 3--To regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations, . . .
       Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 14--To make Rules for the Government 
     and Regulation of the land and naval Forces
       Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 18--To make all Laws which shall be 
     necessary and proper for 
     carrying into Execution the foregoing 
     Powers, . . .

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