[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5351]
[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. KLINE:
       H.R. 10.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California;
       H.R. 4348.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and 3
           By Mr. McCAUL:
       H.R. 4349.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I., Sec. 8, Clause 3: ``The Congress shall have the 
     Power . . . To regulate Commerce with foreign nations.''
           By Mr. DAINES:
       H.R. 4350.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution of the 
     United States
           By Mr. GUTHRIE:
       H.R. 4351.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 4352.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, which grants Congress the 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.
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3, of the United States 
     Constitution, which grants Congress the power to regulate 
     commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, 
     and with the Indian tribes.
           By Mr. GARDNER:
       H.R. 4353.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution of the 
     United States
           By Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas:
       H.R. 4354.
       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. GRIFFIN of Arkansas
       H.R. 4355.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 The Congress shall have 
     Power to establish Post Offices and post roads.
           By Mrs. KIRKPATRICK:
       H.R. 4356.
       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. LAMBORN:
       H.R. 4357.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8. To make all laws which shall be 
     necessary and proper . . .
           By Mr. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 4358.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 and Article IV, Section 3, 
     Clause 2 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York
       H.R. 4359.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8, of the United States Constitution 
     reserves to Congress the power to raise and support Armies 
     and provide and maintain a Navy, as well as make Rules for 
     the Government and Regulation of the land and naval forces.
           By Mr. MEADOWS:
       H.R. 4360.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1:
       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. NADLER:
       H.R. 4361.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 9 and 18 of section 8 of article I and section 1 of 
     article III of the Constitution.
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 4362.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7--``No Money shall be drawn 
     from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made 
     by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts 
     and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from 
     time to time.''
           By Mr. TAKANO:
       H.R. 4363.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
           By Mr. WAXMAN:
       H.R. 4364.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8

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