[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10609]
[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. SCHNEIDER:
       H.R. 4922.
       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. SIMPSON:
       H.R. 4923.
       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. GOSAR:
       H.R. 4924.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation is constitutionally appropriate pursuant 
     to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Commerce Clause) which 
     grants Congress the power to regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations, and among several states and with the Indian Tribes; 
     Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 (the Treaty Clause) which 
     gives the President the Power to make Treaties; Article IV, 
     Section 3, Clause 2 (the Property Clause) which gives 
     Congress the Power to make all Rules and Regulations 
     respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the 
     United States.
       The Supreme Court, in Winters v. United States (1901), 
     reasoned that an Indian Tribe's water rights are established 
     when the reservation is created, regardless of whether the 
     Tribe actually uses the water on that reservation at that 
     time. The Act settles water right claims of the Hualapai 
     Tribe and is thus constitutionally permissible.
           By Mr. WEBSTER of Florida:
       H.R. 4925.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The authority granted Congress under Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 3 and Clause 7 of the United States Constitution 
     establish the basis for Congress providing transportation 
     infrastructure.
           By Mr. NOLAN:
       H.R. 4926.
       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 Mr. NOLAN:
       H.R. 4927.
       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 Mr. BARROW of Georgia:
       H.R. 4928.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 12
           By Mr. CARDENAS:
       H.R. 4929.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 1.
       All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a 
     Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a 
     Senate and House of Representatives.
           By Mr. BARTON:
       H.R. 4930.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 4931.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 1 of the U.S. 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. PAYNE:
       H.R. 4932.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the power of Congress to make rules for the government and 
     regulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated in 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. REED:
       H.R. 4933.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States 
     Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United States 
     Constitution.

                          ____________________