[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8740-8741]
[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. RENACCI:
       H.R. 4678.
       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.

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       Article 1, 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. LEVIN:
       H.R. 4679.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 4680.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Constitution of the United States of 
     America
           By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan:
       H.R. 4681.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
     United States government are carried out to support the 
     national security interests of the United States, to support 
     and assist the armed forces of the United States, and to 
     support the President in the execution of the foreign policy 
     of the United States.
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States provides, in pertinent part, that ``Congress shall 
     have power . . . to pay the debts and provide for the common 
     defense and general welfare of the United States''; ``. . . 
     to raise and support armies . . .''; ``To provide and 
     maintain a Navy''; ``To make Rules for the Government and 
     Regulation of the land and naval Forces''; and ``To make all 
     laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into 
     Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested in 
     this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or 
     in any Department or Officer thereof''
           By Mr. STEWART:
       H.R. 4682.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the U.S. 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 4683.
       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.''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, ``to provide for the common 
     Defense and general Welfare of the United States.''
           By Mr. STUTZMAN:
       H.R. 4684.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution 
     which gives Congress the authority to regulate commerce with 
     foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the 
     Indian tribes.
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 4685.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3 and Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. FARENTHOLD:
       H.R. 4686.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United State Constitution
           By Mr. HAHN:
       H.R. 4687.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: of the United 
     States Constitution, seen below, this bill falls within the 
     Constitutional Authority of the United States Congress.
       Article 1: 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 Mr. KEATING:
       H.R. 4688.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. KLINE:
       H.R. 4689.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause)
           By Mr. LYNCH:
       H.R. 4690.
       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. PAULSEN:
       H.R. 4691.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. PINGREE:
       H.R. 4692.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause III of Section 8 of Article 1 of the U.S. 
     Constitution
           By Ms. TSONGAS:
       H.R. 4693.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution

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