[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11239]
[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. HUIZENGA of Michigan:
       H.R. 5018.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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 5 (To coin 
     money, regulate the value thereof; and of foreign coin, and 
     fix the standard of weights and measures); Article I, Section 
     8, Clause 6 (To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting 
     the securities and current coin of the United States); and 
     Article I, 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 thereof).
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 5019.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 7 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.

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