[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5721-5722]
[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. MEADOWS:


       H.R. 4411.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 3 and 18 of Article I


            By Mr. PALAZZO:


       H.R. 4412.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress shall have 
     power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among 
     the several states, and with the Indian tribes; and
       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 this Constitution in the Government of 
     the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.


            By Mr. LUCAS:


       H.R. 4413.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The ability to regulate interstate commerce and with 
     foreign Nations pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 
     includes the power to regulate commodity prices by insuring 
     fair, open and transparent commodity futures and swap markets 
     and the practices affecting them.


            By Mr. CARNEY:


       H.R. 4414.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       ARTICLE I, SECTION 8, CLAUSE 3
       To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian Tribes


            By Mr. KILDEE:


       H.R. 4415.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.


            By Mrs. KIRKPATRICK:


       H.R. 4416.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 (18) 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 Ms. NORTON:


       H.R. 4417.
       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. RYAN of Wisconsin:


       H.R. 4418.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution




       

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