[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 16230-16231]
[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. 5746.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4, establishing an uniform 
     Rule of Naturalization; and Article I, Section 8, Clause, 
     regulating Interstate Travel.
            Mr. ROYCE:
       H.R. 5747.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution.
            By Mr. CUMMINGS:
       H.R. 5748.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among 
     the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.)
            By Mr. LUCAS:
       H.R. 5749.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution states 
     that Congress shall have the power to ``to regulate Commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with 
     the Indian Tribes.''
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution states 
     the Congress shall have the 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.''
            Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 5750.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, which gives the Congress 
     the authority to provide for the general welfare of the 
     United States. Additionally, under Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 8 which gives Congress the power to promote the 
     progress of science and useful arts by securing for limited 
     times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their 
     respective writings and discoveries.
            Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 5751.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
           Mr. GOSAR:
       H.R. 5752.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (The Congress shall have the 
     Power To . . . provide for the common Defence and general 
     Welfare of the United States;), and 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).
       Enacting this bill is consistent with the powers vested to 
     the Congress of the United States. With regard to Clause 1, 
     the enactment of this bill will buttress the cause of 
     ``provid[ing] for the common Defence and general Welfare'' by 
     incentivizing individuals with knowledge of the referenced 
     crimes to come forth so that the perpetrators may be brought 
     to justice. Further, the language in the bill serves as a 
     deterrent to the enemies of the United States, for if they 
     know others have monetary incentive to bring them to justice, 
     they may be less inclined to continue their criminal 
     activity.
       With regard to Clause 18, the bill provides the specific 
     language, means, and authorizations to carry out the missions 
     set forth in Clause 1.
            By Mr. LATTA:
       H.R. 5753.
       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. RYAN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 5754.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. STOCKMAN:
       H.R. 5755.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution: 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

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     the Government of the United States, or in any Department or 
     Officer thereof.
            By Mr. STOCKMAN:
       H.R. 5756.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Amendment II of the Constitution of the United States
       A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security 
     of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear 
     Arms, shall not be infringed.
            By Mr. STOCKMAN:
       H.R. 5757.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States: 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. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 5758.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the explicit power of Congress to regulate commerce in and 
     among the states, as enumerate in Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 3, the Commerce Clause, of the United States 
     Constitution, and Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1, which 
     grants Congress the ability to make laws necessary to carry 
     out that power. Additionally, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 9 
     grants Congress authority over federal courts and therefore 
     implicitly allows Congress to require Judicial Branch review 
     of Executive Branch actions. Finally, Article I, Section 7, 
     Clause 2 of the Constitution allows for every bill passed by 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate and signed by the 
     President to be made law; and therefore it implicitly allows 
     Congress to amend any bill that has been passed by both 
     chambers and signed into law by the President.
           By Mr. YOHO:
       H.R. 5759.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution of the 
     United States, which grants Congress the Power ``To establish 
     a uniform Rule of Naturalization . . .''
           By Mr. BARBER
       H.R. 5760.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8 of the United States Constitution 
     (clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16), which grants Congress the power 
     to raise and support an Army; to provide and maintain a Navy; 
     to make rules for the government and regulations of the land 
     and naval forces; and to provide for organizing, arming, and 
     disciplining the militia, and for governing such part of them 
     as may be employed in the Service of the United States.
           By Mr. BARLETTA:
       H.R. 5761.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 4 and 18.
           Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 5762.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitution of the United States provides clear 
     authority for Congress to pass legislation to provide for the 
     general welfare of the United States. Article I of the 
     Constitution, in detailing Congressional authority, provides 
     that ``Congress shall have Power to provide for the . . . 
     general welfare of the United States. . . .'' This 
     legislation is introduced pursuant to that grant of 
     authority.
           By Mr. DAINES:
       H.R. 5763.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution 
     reserves to Congress the power to raise and support Armies 
     and provide and maintain a Navy, as well as make Rules for 
     the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces.
           By Mr. JOYCE:
       H.R. 5764.
       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 8, Cluase 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
       H.R. 5765.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section A.
           By Mr. O'ROURKE:
       H.R. 5766.
       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. PAULSEN:
       H.R. 5767.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
           By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 5768.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4.

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