[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8918-8919]
[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 
Representative; 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. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 4694.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 8, cl. 3
       To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian tribes;

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       U.S. Cont. art. IV, sec. 3, cl. 2, sen. a
       The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all 
     needful Rule and Regulations respecting the Territory of 
     other Property belonging to the United States;
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 4695.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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.
           By Mr. GERLACH:
       H.R. 4696.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 1 of 
     Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. McCARTHY of California:
       H.R. 4697.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. PALAZZO.
       H.R. 4698.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       (1) Article I Section 8--The Commerce Clause, granting 
     Congress the power to regulate commerce among the several 
     States;
       (2) Article I, Section 8--The Necessary and Proper Clause, 
     granting Congress the power to make all laws which are 
     necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the powers 
     vested by the Constitution of the United States; and
       (3) The 14th Amendment, granting Congress the power to 
     ensure equal protection under the laws.
           By Ms. DelBENE:
       H.R. 4699.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution: 
     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. GARDNER:
       H.R. 4700.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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;
       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. GIBSON:
       H.R. 4701.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause I, of section 8, of article I.
           By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 4702.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Clause 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
           By Mr. HULTGREN:
       H.R. 4703.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       ``clause 3 of section 8 of article 1 of the 
     Constitution''--to regulate Commerce with Nations and among 
     the several States, and with Indian Tribes.
       and
       ``clause 18 of section 8 of article 1 of the 
     Constitution''--to make all Laws which shall be necessary and 
     proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers. . .
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 4704.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution
           By Mr. PIERLUISI:
       H.R. 4705.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the power of the Congress to provide for the general welfare 
     of the United States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 1 of the United States Constitution; to make all laws 
     which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into 
     execution such power, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18 of the Constitution; and to make rules and 
     regulations respecting the U.S. territories, as enumerated in 
     Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. KIND:
       H.R. 4706.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 4707.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 4708.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution 
     which provides Congress with the power to lay and collect 
     taxes and regulate commerce among the several states.
           By Mr. MARINO:
       H.R. 4709.
       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. The Constitution's Commerce Clause 
     allows Congress to enact laws when reasonably related to the 
     regulation of interstate commerce.
           By Mrs. NEGRETE McLEOD:
       H.R. 4710.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       As enumerated in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the 
     United States Consitution.
           By Mr. SIRES:
       H.R. 4711.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives, the Committee finds the authority 
     for this legislation in article I, section 8 of the 
     Constitution.
           By Ms. TITUS:
       H.R. 4712.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article I, Section 8, Amendment XVI, of the 
     United States Constitution
           By Mr. WOMACK:
       H.R. 4713.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah:
       H.J. Res. 115.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Amendment X:
       The powers not delegated to the United States by the 
     Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are 
     reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

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