[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 10563-10564]
[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. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 4899.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 4900.
       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 I, section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution, specifically clause 1 (relating to 
     providing for the general welfare of the United States) and 
     clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary 
     and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress), 
     and Article IV, section 3, clause 2 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and 
     regulations respecting the territory or other property 
     belonging to the United States).''
           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah:
       H.R. 4901.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by:
       10th Amendment
       Article IV, section 3, clause 2 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and 
     regulations respecting the territory or other property 
     belonging to the United States)
           By Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California:
       H.R. 4902.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause I.
           By Mr. CARTER:
       H.R. 4903.
       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. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 4904.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 2: 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;
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate commerce with 
     foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the 
     Indian tribes;
           By Mr. CASTRO of Texas:
       H.R. 4905.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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 Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 4906.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. CICILLINE:
       H.R. 4907.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. COLE:
       H.R. 4908.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8 which 
     grants Congress the power to regulate Commerce with the 
     Indian Tribes.
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article II, Section 2, 
     Clause 2 in order the enforce treaties made between the 
     United States and several Indian Tribes.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 4909.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 4910.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
           By Ms. MENG:
       H.R. 4911.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 7
           By Mr. NOLAN:
       H.R. 4912.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1, and
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD:
       H.R. 4913.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 4914.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, 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. SCHNEIDER:
       H.R. 4915.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article One, Section Eight
           By Ms. SCHWARTZ:
       H.R. 4916.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Ms. SHEA-PORTER:
       H.R. 4917.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. STIVERS:
       H.R. 4918.
       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 Mr. TIBERI:
       H.R. 4919.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 7
           By Mr. TIBERI:
       H.R. 4920.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. WOMACK:
       H.R. 4921.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3

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