[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9488-9489]
[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. ADERHOLT:
       H.R. 4800.
       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. KINZINGER of Illinois:
       H.R. 4801.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the Constitution states 
     that; a regular statement and account of receipts and 
     expenditures of all public money shall be published from time 
     to time.
           By Mr. HUDSON:
       H.R. 4802.
       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 debts 
     and provide for the common defence and general welfare of the 
     United States.
           By Mr. SANFORD:
       H.R. 4803.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, the Congress shall have the power to 
     lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay 
     debts and provide for the common defence and general welfare 
     of the United States.
           By Mr. MULVANEY:
       H.R. 4804.
       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.''
       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 18. ``To make all Laws which 
     shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the 
     foregoing

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     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. BLACK:
       H.R. 4805.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution which states, ``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.''
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 4806.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional authority in which this bill rests is 
     the power of the Congress to regulate Commerce, as enumerated 
     by Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 4807.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4808.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 3 of 
     Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.

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