[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11558-11559]
[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. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 5032.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 5033.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri:
       H.R. 5034.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The power granted Congress under Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18, of the United States Constitution, in making all 
     Laws which shall be becessary and proper for carring into 
     Execution the forgoing 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. BUCSHON:
       H.R. 5035.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress shall have 
     power 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; and
       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. COBLE:
       H.R. 5036.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. ROYCE.
       H.R. 5037
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (The Congress shall have 
     Power ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among 
     the several States and with the Indian Tribes'') and 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. KILMER:
       H.R. 5038.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8, clauses 1 and 18, and Article IV, 
     section 3, clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mrs. KIRKPATRICK:
       H.R. 5039.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. LABRADOR:
       H.R. 5040.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2
       The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all 
     needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or 
     other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in 
     this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any 
     Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.
            By Mr. LAMBORN:
       H.R. 5041.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8. To make all laws which shall be 
     necessary and proper...
            By Mr. McNERNEY:
       H.R. 5042.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. PETERS of California:
       H.R. 5043.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. PETERS of California:
       H.R. 5044.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. PETERS of Michigan:
       H.R. 5045.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution of the United 
     States

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            By Mr. PETERS of Michigan:
       H.R. 5046.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution of the United 
     States
            By Mr. PETERS of Michigan:
       H.R. 5047.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution of the United 
     States
            By Mr. PETERS of Michigan:
       H.R. 5048.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution of the United 
     States
            By Mr. SIMPSON:
       H.R. 5049.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, which grants Congress the power to 
     regulate Commerce with the Indian Tribes.
            By Mr. SIMPSON:
       H.R. 5050.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, which grants Congress the power to 
     regulate Commerce with the Indian Tribes.
            By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 5051.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution of the 
     United States of America and Section 5 of the Fourteenth 
     Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of 
     America.
           Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.J. Res. 117
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17, giving Congress exclusive 
     jurisdiction over the District of Columbia. That clause was 
     cited as the authority for the government's ability to accept 
     the original Smithson donation and the creation of the 
     Smithsonian Institution via the Act of August 10, 1846.
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, the Necessary and Proper 
     clause, which provides the power to enact legislation 
     necessary to effectuate one of the earlier enumerated powers, 
     such as the authority granted in Clause 17 above.

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