[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 1501-1502]
[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. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 622.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution 
     which grants Congress, ``the power to lay and collect taxes, 
     duties, imposts and excises . . .''
           By Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana:
       H.R. 623.
       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 for carrying into Execution the 
     foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 624.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. DELANEY:
       H.R. 625.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 of the United States constitution.
           By Mr. DENHAM:
       H.R. 626.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
           By Ms. HAHN:
       H.R. 627.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: of the United 
     States Constitution, seen below, this bill falls within the 
     Constitutional Authority of the United States Congress.
       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 Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:
       H.R. 628.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional authority in which this bill rests is 
     the power of the Congress to regulate Commerce as enumerated 
     by Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 as applied to the Social 
     Security Act.
           By Mr. REICHERT:
       H.R. 629.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to Clause I of Section 8 of Article I of the 
     United States Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. REICHERT:
       H.R. 630.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the 
     United States Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. SCHOCK:
       H.R. 631.
       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 as stated in Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.

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           By Ms. TSONGAS:
       H.R. 632.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 633.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Clause 8, Section 3 (Power to regulate commerce)

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