[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6298-6299]
[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. CULBERSON:
       H.R. 4486.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The principal constitutional authority for this legislation 
     is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States (the appropriation power), which states: 
     ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . . .'' In 
     addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the 
     Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress 
     shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . 
     . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions 
     establish the congressional power of the purse, granting 
     Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine 
     their purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to set 
     forth terms and conditions governing their use.
           By Mr. COLE:
       H.R. 4487.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The principal constitutional authority for this legislation 
     is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States (the appropriation power), which states: 
     ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . . .'' In 
     addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the 
     Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress 
     shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . 
     . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions 
     establish the congressional power of the purse, granting 
     Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine 
     their purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to set 
     forth terms and conditions governing their use.
            By Mr. LEWIS:
       H.R. 4488.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 5 and Clause 18 of the United 
     States Constitution
            By Mr. CLEAVER:
       H.R. 4489.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 
     and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Mr. ROYCE:
       H.R. 4490.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution
            By Mr. BUCHANAN:
       H.R. 4491.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution
            By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 4492.
       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. CASSIDY:
       H.R. 4493.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Ms. DeGETTE:
       H.R. 4494.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ``The 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;'' 
     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 the Constitution in the Government of 
     the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''
            By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 4495.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18
            By Mr. GARDNER:
       H.R. 4496.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mr. GARDNER:
       H.R. 4497.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8
       The Congress shall have Power To lay and Collect Taxes, 
     Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States; 
     but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States;
            By Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia:
       H.R. 4498.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. HIMES:
       H.R. 4499.
       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. KILMER:
       H.R. 4500.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 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. KUSTER:
       H.R. 4501.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (relating to the power to 
     lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay 
     the debts and provide for the common defense and general 
     welfare of the United States) of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 4502.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 4503.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
            By Ms. TSONGAS:
       H.R. 4504.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
            By Ms. TSONGAS:
       H.R. 4505.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
            Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 4506.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 and Amendment I, Clause 3 of 
     the Constitution.

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