[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 1768-1769]
[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. DENHAM:
       H.R. 3893.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the common 
     defense and general welfare of the United States), Clause 3 
     (related to regulation of Commerce among the several States), 
     and Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws 
     necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in 
     Congress).
            By Mr. MASSIE:
       H.R. 3894.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional authority for the Senior Citizens' Tax 
     Elimination Act is found in Article I, Section 8, which gives 
     Congress the power to lay and collect taxes.
            By Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 3895.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact legislation pertaining to 
     the rules and regulations for property owned by the United 
     States pursuant to Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the 
     Constitution.
       Authority for additional functions of this legislation 
     having to do with tax credits are found within Article I, 
     Section 7; and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. Authority to 
     stay misapplied regulations from the executive Branch stems 
     from Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
            By Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ:
       H.R. 3896.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the power of Congress to provide for the general welfare of 
     the United States, as enumerated in Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, and to regulate 
     commerce as enumerated in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3.
            By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 3897.
       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. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 3898.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 3899.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Fifteenth Amendment, Section 2
       Section 1: The right of citizens of the United States to 
     vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or 
     by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition 
     of servitude.
       Section 2: The Congress shall have power to enforce this 
     article by appropriate legislation.
            By Mr. McCAUL:
       H.R. 3900.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8.
            By Mr. ROYCE:
       H.R. 3901.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 (``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

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     States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States''), 3 (``To regulate Commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with 
     the Indian Tribes''), and 18 (``To make all Laws which shall 
     be necessary and power 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. SCHIFF:
       H.R. 3902.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact the Child Protection 
     Improvements Act pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, 
     the Necessary and Proper Clause. The Necessary and Proper 
     Clause supports the expansion of congressional authority 
     beyond the explicit authorities that are directly discernible 
     from the text. Additionally, the Preamble to the Constitution 
     provides support of the authority to enact legislation to 
     promote the General Welfare.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 3903.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The attached bill is constitutional under Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 3: ``To regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian 
     Tribes'' as well as Article 1, 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. BARROW of Georgia:
       H.R. 3904.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mrs. BEATTY:
       H.R. 3905.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
            By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:
       H.R. 3906.
       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 of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 3907.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 1 and 3 of Article I, Section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 3908.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 1 and 3 of Article I, Section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 3909.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 under the United States Constitution
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 3910.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8, clause 3 (relating to the power to 
     interstate commerce).
           By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 3911.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Civil Rights Enforcement: Fourteenth Amendment, Sections 1 
     and 5--Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the 
     United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are 
     citizens of the United States and the State wherein they 
     reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall 
     abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the 
     United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of 
     life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor 
     deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal 
     protection of the laws. Section 5: The Congress shall have 
     power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions 
     of this article. Spending Authorization: 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 Defense and general Welfare of the 
     United States.
           By Ms. DelBENE:
       H.R. 3912.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. DUFFY:
       H.R. 3913.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8: 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. FOSTER:
       H.R. 3914.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, ``The Congress shall have Power to 
     lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises, to pay 
     Debts and provides for the common Defence and general Welfare 
     of the United States.''
           By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 3915.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. KILMER:
       H.R. 3916.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. KILMER:
       H.R. 3917.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 Clause 1 (relating to providing for the 
     general welfare of the United States)
       Article I Section 8 Clause 18 (relating to the power to 
     make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the 
     powers vested in Congress)
       Article IV Section 3 Clause 2 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and 
     regulations respecting the territory or other property 
     belonging to the United States)
           By Mr. KILMER:
       H.R. 3918.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 3919.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 2 of section 3 of article IV of the Constitution.
           By Mr. NUGENT:
       H.R. 3920.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Commerce Clause in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, and 
     prohibition of unreasonable searches in Amendment IV of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Mr. POLIS:
       H.R. 3921.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to provide for the general welfare of the United 
     States) and Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws 
     necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in 
     Congress)
           By Mr. YARMUTH:
       H.J. Res. 107.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V of the Constitution.

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