[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 10095-10096]
[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. LANKFORD:
       H.R. 4849.
       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. DAINES:
       H.R. 4850.
       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. McGOVERN:
       H.R. 4851.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 4852.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I; Section 8; Clause 1 of the Constitution states 
     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;
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 12: To raise and support 
     Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be 
     for a longer Term than two Years.
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 13: To provide and maintain a 
     Navy.
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 14: To make Rules for the 
     Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces.
            By Mr. RENACCI:
       H.R. 4853.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. GIBBS:
       H.R. 4854.
       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. GERLACH:
       H.R. 4855.
       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. LATTA:
       H.R. 4856.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, cl. 3
       The Congress shall have the power . . . to regulate 
     commerce with foreign nations, and among the states, and with 
     Indian Tribes;
            By Mr. REED:
       H.R. 4857.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8: The Congress shall have the Power to 
     provide for the common defense and general welfare of the 
     United States
            By Ms. CHU:
       H.R. 4858.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to Article 1, Section 8.
           By Mr. ELLISON:
       H.R. 4859.
       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 and its subsequent amendments, and 
     further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the 
     United States.
           By Ms. HAHN:
       H.R. 4860.
       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. HECK of Washington:
       H.R. 4861.
       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. HECK of Washington:
       H.R. 4862.
       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. KLINE:
       H.R. 4863.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation provides authorization for the Secretary 
     of a military service component to extend Special Victims' 
     Counsel Services to a National Guard and Reserve victim who 
     is assaulted by another member of the military while not in a 
     duty status. Members of the National Guard and Reserve 
     frequently perform military duties when they are not in a 
     military status and the legislation provides SVC legal 
     assistance regardless of their duty status at the time of the 
     assault. Specific authority is provided by Article I, section 
     8 of the United States Constitution (clauses 12, 13, 14, and 
     16), which grants Congress the power to raise and support an 
     Army; to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the 
     government and regulation of the land and naval forces; and 
     to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the 
     militia.
           By Ms. KUSTER:
       H.R. 4864.
       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 Ms. KUSTER:
       H.R. 4865.
       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. MULLIN:
       H.R. 4866.
       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 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. RUIZ:
       H.R. 4867.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution
           By Mr. STIVERS:
       H.R. 4868.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 ``The Congress shall have 
     Power to .  .  . provide for the .  .  . general Welfare of 
     the United States; .  .  .''

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