[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 1207-1208]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENTS

  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. COLLINS of Georgia:
       H.R. 522.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article One, 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 One, section 8, clause 18
       The Congress shall have Power--To make all Laws which shall 
     be necessary and proper

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     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. McGOVERN:
       H.R. 523.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States of America.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 524.
       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. MASSIE:
       H.R. 525.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This act is justified by the Commerce Clause of the United 
     States Constitution which, by granting Congress the power to 
     regulate commerce among the several states, also allows 
     Congress to prevent the federal government from interfering 
     with Americans' ability to grow and process industrial hemp. 
     This act is also justified by the Ninth Amendment and the 
     Tenth Amendment to the Constitution, which recognize that 
     rights and powers are retained and reserved by the people and 
     to the States.
           By Mr. FARENTHOLD:
       H.R. 526.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution, in that the legislation exercises legislative 
     power granted to Congress by that clause ``to regulate 
     Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, 
     and with Indian tribes;'' Article I, Section 8, clause 4 of 
     the United States Constitution, in that the legislation 
     exercises legislative power granted to Congress by that 
     clause ``to establish . . .  uniform Laws on the subject of 
     Bankruptcies throughout the United States;'' and Article I, 
     Section 8, clause 18 of the United States Constitution, in 
     that the legislation exercises legislative power granted to 
     Congress by that clause ``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. CHABOT:
       H.R. 527.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 1, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, in that the legislation concerns the exercise 
     of legislative powers generally granted to Congress by that 
     section, including the exercise of those powers when 
     delegated by Congress to the Executive; Article I, Section 8, 
     Clauses 1 to 17, and Section 9, Clauses 1 to 2, 4, and 7, of 
     the United States Constitution, in that the legislation 
     concerns the exercise of specific legislative powers granted 
     to Congress by those sections, including the exercise of 
     those powers when delegated by Congress to the Executive; 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution, in that the legislation exercises legislative 
     power granted to Congress by that clause ``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;'' Article III, 
     Section 1, Clause 1, Sentence 1, Section 2, Clause 1, and 
     Section 2, Clause 2, Sentence 2, of the United States 
     Constitution, in that the legislation defines or affects 
     judicial powers and cases that are subject to legislation by 
     Congress; Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the United 
     States Constitution, in that the legislation concerns the 
     exercise of power granted to Congress to dispose of and make 
     all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or 
     other Property belonging to the United States; and, Amendment 
     XVI to the United States Constitution, in that the 
     legislation concerns the exercise of power granted 
     to Congress to lay and collect income taxes, including 
     determinations of the manner in which that power will be 
     exercised.
           By Mr. BENISHEK:
       H.R. 528.
       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 Ms. JENKINS of Kansas:
       H.R. 529.
       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 the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 530.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the Constitution of the 
     United States: No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but 
     in Consequence of Appropriations made by law.
       and
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution of the 
     United States: To Establish an uniform Rule of 
     Naturalization;
            By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 531.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 and Article 1, Section 9, 
     Clause 7 of the United States Constitution
            By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 532.
       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.
           By Mr. MULLIN:
       H.R. 533.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under 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.
           By Mr. REED:
       H.R. 534.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8, clause 1
            By Mr. VARGAS:
       H.R. 535.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       1) Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution
            By Mr. WOMACK:
       H.R. 536.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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 or Officer thereof.
            By Mr. WOMACK:
       H.R. 537.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8: The Congress shall have the 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 into the government of the 
     United States, or in any department of officer thereof
       Article I, Section 9: No money shall be drawn from the 
     treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law; 
     and a regular statement and account of receipts and 
     expenditures of all public money shall be published from time 
     to time.
            By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 538.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. TOM PRICE of Georgia:
       H.J. Res. 26.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V whereby the U.S. Constitution may be altered.

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