[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 17310-17311]
[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. McKINLEY:
       H.R. 5811.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the 
     Constitution, ``The Congress shall have power to enact this 
     legislation to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and 
     among the several states, and with Indian tribes.''
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 5812.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 2: 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, imposts 
     and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate commerce with 
     foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the 
     Indian tribes;
           By Mr. GRIMM:
       H.R. 5813.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. BARTON:
       H.R. 5814.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec 8, clause 3. To regulate commerce with 
     foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the 
     Indian tribes
           By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia:
       H.R. 5815.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional authority in which this bill rests is 
     the power of Congress to regulate Commerce as enumerated in 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, as applied to healthcare.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H.R. 5816.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH:
       H.R. 5817.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. FLEMING:
       H.R. 5818.
       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 4, Section 3, Clause 2 of 
     the U.S. Constitution, which states ``The Congress shall have 
     Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and 
     Regulations respecting the

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     Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; 
     and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to 
     Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any 
     particular State.''
           By Mr. HARRIS:
       H.R. 5819.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8
           By Mr. HARRIS:
       H.R. 5820.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8
           By Mr. KINGSTON:
       H.R. 5821.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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 the 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 5822.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 3 (related to regulation of Commerce 
     among the several States).
           By Mr. MATHESON:
       H.R. 5823.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 5824.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 11 and 18.

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