[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1805]
[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.

                      [Submitted January 21, 2014]

           By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS OF ILLINOIS:
       H.R. 3925.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, the Necessary and 
     Proper Clause. The bill is constitutionally authorized under 
     the Necessary and Proper Clause, which supports the expansion 
     of congressional authority beyond the explicit authorities 
     that are directly discernible from the text.
           By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 3926.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 3927.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.

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