[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 6073-6074]
[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. BENTIVOLIO:
       H.R. 4431.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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.
       ARTICLE I, SECTION 9, CLAUSE 7
            By Mr. POMPEO:
       H.R. 4432.
       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. TURNER:
       H.R. 4433.
       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 common Defence'', 
     ``to raise and support Armies'', and ``to make Rules for the 
     Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces'' as 
     enumerated in Article I, section 8 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. NUNES:
       H.R. 4434.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section, 8 Clause 14

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            By Mr. McKEON:
       H.R. 4435.
       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 common Defence'', 
     ``to raise and support Armies'', ``to provide and maintain a 
     Navy'' and ``to make Rules for the Government and Regulation 
     of the land and naval Forces'' as enumerated in Article I, 
     section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. PETRI:
       H.R. 4436.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 3
            By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia:
       H.R. 4437.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority in which this bill rests is 
     the power of Congress to regulate Commerce as enumerated in 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, as applied to healthcare.
            By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 4438.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution: 
     ``The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, 
     duties, imposts, and excises. . .''
            By Ms. BROWN of Florida:
       H.R. 4439.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8
            By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 4440.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
            By Mr. NOLAN:
       H.R. 4441.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 3 (related to regulation of Commerce 
     among the several States).
            By Mr. O'ROURKE:
       H.R. 4442.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       April 9, 2014
       Legislation introduced in the House of Representatives by 
     Mr. O'Rourke
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of 
     the U.S. Constitution under the General Welfare Clause.
            By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 4443.
       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 Mr. RIBBLE:
       H.R. 4444.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 9, clause 7 of the United States 
     Constitution which provides that, ``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.''

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