[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12535]
[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. FATTAH:
       H.R. 5158.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution, the Congress shall have the power ``[t]o 
     regulate commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several 
     states, and with the Indian tribes.''

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