[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2146-2147]
[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. VAN HOLLEN:
       H.R. 3936.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri:
       H.R. 3937.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8
       ``. . . to regulate commerce . . . among the several States 
     . . .''
       ``. . . to make all Laws which shall be necessary and 
     proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers . . 
     .''
       This legislation seeks to promote the use of natural gas in 
     the trucking industry, a vital mode of transporting goods 
     across the country. The use of such a cheap, domestic source 
     of energy will be beneficial to both businesses and 
     consumers. Therefore, it will affect the commerce of the U.S. 
     in a positive way.
            By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri:
       H.R. 3938.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8
       ``. . . to regulate commerce . . . among the several States 
     . . .''
       ``. . . to make all Laws which shall be necessary and 
     proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers . . 
     .''
       This legislation seeks to promote the use of natural gas in 
     the trucking industry, a vital mode of transporting goods 
     across the country. The use of such a cheap, domestic source 
     of energy will be beneficial to both businesses and 
     consumers. Therefore, it will affect the commerce of the U.S. 
     in a positive way.
            By Mr. NEAL:
       H.R. 3939.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 and the 16th Amendment 
     to the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri:
       H.R. 3940.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8
       ``. . . to regulate commerce . . . among the several States 
     . . .''
       ``. . . to make all Laws which shall be necessary and 
     proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers . . 
     .''
       This legislation seeks to promote the use of natural gas in 
     the trucking industry, a vital mode of transporting goods 
     across the country. The use of such a cheap, domestic source 
     of energy will be beneficial to both businesses and 
     consumers. Therefore, it will affect the commerce of the U.S. 
     in a positive way.
            By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 3941.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 3942.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 3943.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 3944.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 3945.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 3946.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 3947.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 3948.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 3949.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 3950.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 3951.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 3952.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 3953.

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       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 Mrs. BEATTY:
       H.R. 3954.
       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 regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations, and among the several States, and within the Indian 
     Tribes, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of 
     the United States Constitution.
            By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:
       H.R. 3955.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States
            By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:
       H.R. 3956.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
            By Mr. MEEKS:
       H.R. 3957.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 7
       Congress shall have the power to establish Post Offices and 
     post roads.

     

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