[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 17129-17130]
[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. MULLIN:
       H.R. 5791.
       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 18: The 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, or in any Department or 
     Officer thereof.
           By Mr. KIND:
       H.R. 5792.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H.R. 5793.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mrs. WAGNER:
       H.R. 5794.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress in Article I, Section 8, Clause 7: ``The Congress 
     shall have Power . . . To establish Post Offices and post 
     roads''
           By Mr. CROWLEY:
       H.R. 5795.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. DELANEY:
       H.R. 5796.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 5797.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 1
           By Mr. FINCHER:
       H.R. 5798.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. FLEMING:
       H.R. 5799.
       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 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of 
     the U.S. Constitution, which states ``The 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, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 5800.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8
           By Mr. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 5801.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18. ``To make all Law 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. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 5802.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8, clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution (relating to Congress' power to regulate 
     commerce . . . among the several states . . .). The United 
     States Congress initially enacted ERISA under the Commerce 
     Clause in order to stabilize employee pension plans that 
     employees carry with them across state lines. This bill 
     modifies ERISA and is thus a regulation of commerce--
     specifically pension plans--among more than one state.

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