[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 364-365]
[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. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 235.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U. S. Constitution 
     which gives Congress authority to ``regulate Commerce . . . 
     among the several States.''
           By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 236.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 Clause 3
           By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 237.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 10, 11, and 15
           By Mr. KILMER:
       H.R. 238.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 Clause 8 and Amendment XIV Sections 1 
     and 5
           By Mr. HUFFMAN:
       H.R. 239.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 and Article IV, section 3.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 240.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The principal constitutional authority for this legislation 
     is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States (the appropriation power), which states: 
     ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . . .'' In 
     addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the 
     Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress 
     shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States. 
     . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions 
     establish the congressional power of the purse, granting 
     Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine 
     their purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to set 
     forth terms and conditions governing their use.
           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H.R. 241.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution, specifically clause 18 (relating to the 
     power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out 
     the powers vested in Congress).
           By Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California:
       H.R. 242.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.
            By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 243.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia:
       H.R. 244.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority in which this bill rests is 
     the power of Congress to regulate commerce as enumerated in 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, as applied to healthcare.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM:
       H.R. 245.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
           By Mrs. BEATTY:
       H.R. 246.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S Constitution
           By Mrs. BEATTY:
       H.R. 247.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S Constitution
           By Mr. BOUSTANY:
       H.R. 248.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. COLE:
       H.R. 249.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8 which 
     grants Congress the power to regulate Commerce with the 
     Indian Tribes.
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article II, Section 2, 
     Clause 2 in order the enforce treaties made between the 
     United States and several Indian Tribes.
           By Mr. CONNOLLY:
       H.R. 250.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 1 and Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 251.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 1)
       Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 3)
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 252.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 1)
       Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 3)
           By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 253.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 254.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 255.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 256.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution.
           By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 257.
       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 of the United States Constitution 
     and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and 
     interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.
           By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 258.
       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 of the United States Constitution 
     and its subsequant amendments, and further clarified and 
     interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.
           By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 259.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the US Constitution
           By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 260.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the US Constitution
           By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 261.
       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 of the United States Constitution 
     and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and 
     interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States
           By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 262.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the U.S. Constitution
           By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 263.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I of the United States Constitution and its 
     subsequent amendments, and further clarified and interpreted 
     by the Supreme Court of the United States.
           By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 264.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I of the United States Constitution and its 
     subsequent amendments, and further clarified and interpreted 
     by the Supreme Court of the United States.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H.R. 265.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 2
           By Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia:
       H.R. 266.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. SIRES:
       H.R. 267.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to clause 3(d) of rules XIII of the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives, the Committee finds the authority 
     for this legislation in article I, section 8 of the 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. SIRES:
       H.R. 268.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to clause 3(d) of rules XIII of the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives, the Committee finds the authority 
     for this legislation in article I, section 8 of the 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. TURNER:
       H.R. 269.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7 of the Constitution of the 
     United States which states: ``No money shall be drawn from 
     the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by 
     Law . . .'' This provision establishes the authority of 
     Congress to appropriate funds, and place limitations and 
     conditions on the use of those funds.
           By Mr. BARR:
       H.J. Res. 11.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority for this bill is stated in 
     Article V of the U.S. Constitution, which establishes the 
     method for enacting amendments to the Constitution.
           By Mr. BYRNE:
       H.J. Res. 12.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this joint resolution 
     is based is found in Article V of the Constitution, which 
     grants Congress the authority, whenever two thirds of both 
     chambers deem it necessary, to propose amendments to the 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. MULVANEY:
       H.J. Res. 13.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V: ``The Congress, whenever two thirds of both 
     houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to 
     this Constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures 
     of two thirds of the several states, shall call a convention 
     for proposing amendments, which, in either case, shall be 
     valid to all intents and purposes, as part of this 
     Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three 
     fourths of the several states, or by conventions in three 
     fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification 
     may be proposed by the Congress; provided that no amendment 
     which may be made prior to the year one thousand eight 
     hundred and eight shall in any manner affect the first and 
     fourth clauses in the ninth section of the first article; and 
     that no state, without its consent, shall be deprived of its 
     equal suffrage in the Senate.''
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.J. Res. 14.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V of the U.S. Constitution.

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