[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 72-78]
[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. CRAMER:
       H.R. 3.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 3 (related to regulation of Commerce with 
     foreign nations and among the several States).
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 21.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 22.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. NEUGEBAUER:
       H.R. 23.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. To regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes;
       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 the 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any 
     Department or Officer thereof.
           By Mr. MASSIE:
       H.R. 24.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation is authorized by Article I, Section 8 of 
     the Constitution: ``To coin money, regulate the value 
     thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standards of 
     weights and measures'' and ``to provide for the punishment of 
     counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United 
     States.''
            By Mr. WOODALL:
       H.R. 25.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1, Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States 
     Constitution which reads: ``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; but all Duties and Imposts and 
     Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.''
           By Mr. NEUGEBAUER:
       H.R. 26.
       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. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 27.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States 
     Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 28.
       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. 29.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 Clause 4
           By Mr. YOUNG of Indiana:
       H.R. 30.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. 8, cl. 1.
       Within the Enumerated Powers of the U.S. Constitution, 
     Congress is granted the power to lay and collect taxes. This 
     provision grants Congress the authority over this particular 
     piece of legislation.
           By Mrs. ROBY:
       H.R. 31.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4.
           By Mr. BARLETTA:
       H.R. 32.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 4 and 18
           By Mr. BARLETTA:
       H.R. 33.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18
           By Ms. BONAMICI:
       H.R. 34.
       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. HULTGREN:
       H.R. 35.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3--``Congress shall have the 
     Power to regulate Commerce with Foreign nations and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian Tribes;'' and Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 18--``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. FRANKS of Arizona:
       H.R. 36.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has authority to extend protection to pain-capable 
     unborn children under the Supreme Court's Commerce Clause 
     precedents and under the Constitution's grants of powers to 
     Congress under the Equal Protection, Due Process, and 
     Enforcement Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK:
       H.R. 37.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. YOHO:
       H.R. 38.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution of the 
     United States, which grants Congress the Power ``To establish 
     an uniform Rule of Naturalization . . .''
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 39.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 states that 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 in the Government of 
     the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 40.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the 
     United States Constitution, Congress shall have the power to 
     enact appropriate laws protecting the civil rights of all 
     Americans.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 41.
       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, Clauses 1 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 42.
       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, Clauses 1 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 43.
       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, Clauses 1 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.

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           By Ms. BORDALLO:
       H.R. 44.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       To make all rules and regulations respecting the 
     Territories and possessions as enumerated in Article IV, 
     Section 3, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 45.
       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 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 46.
       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, Clauses 1 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 47.
       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 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 48.
       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, Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of 
     the United States Constitution.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 49.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 states that 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 in the Government of 
     the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''
           By Ms. FOXX:
       H.R. 50.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The authority to enact this bill is derived from, but may 
     not be limited to, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the 
     United States Constitution, and Article I, Section 8, Clause 
     18 of the United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 51.
       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, Clauses 1 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 52.
       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, Clauses 4 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 53.
       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, Clauses 1 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 54.
       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, Clauses 1 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 55.
       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 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 56.
       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, Sections 8, Clauses 1, 10, and 18 
     of the United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 57.
       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, Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of 
     the United States Constitution.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 58.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 states that 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 in the Government of 
     the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 59.
       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, Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of 
     the United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 60.
       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, Clauses 1 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 61.
       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, Clauses 1, 4, and 18 of 
     the United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 62.
       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, Clauses 1 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 63.
       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, Clauses 3 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 64.
       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, Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of 
     the United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 65.
       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, Clauses 1 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 66.
       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, Clauses 1 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 67.
       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, Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of 
     the United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 68.
       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 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 69.
       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, Clauses 1 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 70.
       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, Clauses 1 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 71.
       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 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 72.
       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, Clauses 1 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 73.
       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 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 74.
       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 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 75.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 4 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 76.
       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, Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of 
     the United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 77.
       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, Clauses 1, 4, and 18 of 
     the United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 78.
       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, Clauses 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 79.
       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, Clauses 1 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 80.
       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 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 81.
       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 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 82.
       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 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 83.
       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, Clauses 1 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 84.
       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, Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of 
     the United States Constitution.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 85.
       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, Clauses 1 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Mr. MASSIE:
       H.R. 86.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This Act is justified by the lack of a mandate or assertion 
     of authority in the United States Constitution for the 
     federal government to establish the laws affected by this 
     Act; by Article One of the United States Constitution that 
     grants legislative powers; by the Second Amendment to the 
     United States Constitution that recognizes the right to bear 
     arms; and by the Ninth and Tenth Amendments to the United 
     States Constitution, which recognize that rights and powers 
     are retained and reserved by the people and to the States.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 87.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution 
     provides that ``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,. 
     . .''
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 88.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution 
     provides that ``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,. 
     . .''
           By Mr. BRIDENSTINE:
       H.R. 89.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause III: ``The Congress shall have 
     power to regulate commerce with foreign nations . . .''
           By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:
       H.R. 90.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. BUCHANAN:
       H.R. 91.
       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. BUCHANAN:
       H.R. 92.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this joint resolution 
     rests is the power of Congress as enumerated in Article I, 
     Section 9 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. CONNOLLY:
       H.R. 93.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is introduced pursuant to the authority 
     delineated in Article I, Section I, which includes an implied 
     power for the Congress to regulate the conduct of the United 
     States with respect to foreign affairs.
           By Mr. CONNOLLY:
       H.R. 94.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The ``necessary and proper'' clause of Article 1, Section 8 
     of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 95.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 4.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 96.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 97.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 4.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 98.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 4.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 99.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 100.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 4.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 101.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 4.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 102.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 103.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, clauses 1 and 18.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 104.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 105.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. CULBERSON:
       H.R. 106.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 1 and Section 9. This legislation 
     changes the terms and conditions for receipt of federal 
     dollars in order to reaffirm and restore the autonomous 
     sovereign authority of the States over public education. The 
     Constitution contains no reference to public education. 
     Therefore, under the Tenth Amendment and the structure and 
     text of the Constitution, control over public education is 
     reserved to the States and the people of the United States.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK:
       H.R. 107.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       the Necessary and Proper Clause, Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 18.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK:
       H.R. 108.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 6 of Article I of the Constitution, 
     which states ``The Senators and Representatives shall receive 
     a compensation for their services, to be ascertained by Law, 
     and paid out of the treasury of the United States.''
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK:
       H.R. 109.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Clause 1 of Section 6 of Article I of the Constitution, 
     which states ``The Senators and Representatives shall receive 
     a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, 
     and paid out of the Treasury of the United States.'' and 
     clause 1 of Section 1 of Article I, which states ``All 
     legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a 
     Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a 
     Senate and House of Representatives.''
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 110.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 6 and Amendment XXVII
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 111.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 112.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority for this bill is pursuant to 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. GARRETT:
       H.R. 113.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 (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); Article I, Section 
     8, Clause 6 (To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting 
     the securities and current coin of the United States); and 
     Article I, 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 thereof).
           By Mr. GARRETT:
       H.R. 114.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, 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 I, Section 9, Clause 7 (No Money shall be drawn from 
     the Treasury, but in consequence of Appropriations made by 
     Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and 
     Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time 
     to time), and Article I, 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 of Officer thereof). This legislation 
     authorizes appropriations for ``Acquisition and Maintenance 
     of Buildings Abroad'' for the Department of State, such sums 
     as may be necessary to establish a United States Embassy in 
     Israel in the capital of Jerusalem.
           By Mr. GARRETT:
       H.R. 115.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution (``The right of 
     the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and 
     effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall 
     not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon 
     probably cause, supported by Oath of affirmation, and 
     particularly describing the place to be searched, and the 
     persons or things to be seized.'')
           By Mr. GARRETT:
       H.R. 116.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (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 (To make all Laws which shall be 
     necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the 
     foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested). This 
     legislation, through Congress's power to regulate commerce 
     with foreign powers and among the several states, gives small 
     businesses the option to alleviate the burdens of onerous 
     regulations that the federal government has imposed.
           By Mr. GARRETT:
       H.R. 117.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, 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 I, Section 9, Clause 5 (No Capitation, or other 
     direct, Tax shall be laid unless in Proportion to the Census 
     or Enumeration herein before directed to be taken), and 
     Article I, 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 of Officer thereof). In National Federation of 
     Independent Business v. Sebelius, the Supreme Court ruled 
     that the financial penalty for failing to purchase health 
     insurance as mandated by the Affordable Care Act is a tax 
     that Congress may impose through the taxing power. Even if 
     the penalty imposed by the Affordable Care Act must be 
     construed to be a tax, it does not satisfy the three types of 
     taxes--income, excise, or direct--that are listed as valid in 
     the Constitution. The penalty is not assessed on income so it 
     is not a valid income tax. The penalty is not assessed 
     uniformly and is triggered by economic inactivity so it is 
     not a valid excise tax. Finally, the penalty is not 
     apportioned among the states by population and therefore is 
     not a valid direct tax. The tax imposed by the Affordable 
     Care Act, by every measure, extends beyond the taxing power 
     granted to Congress by the Constitution and it is only 
     necessary and proper that Congress repeal the individual 
     mandate.
           By Mr. GARRETT:
       H.R. 118.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Tenth Amendment to the Constitution ``The powers not 
     delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor 
     prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States 
     respectively, or to the people.''
           By Mr. GARRETT:
       H.R. 119.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7.
           By Mr. GARRETT:
       H.R. 120.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 (The Congress shall have 
     power . . . to declare War, grant Letters of Marque and 
     Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and 
     Water).
           By Mr. GARRETT:
       H.R. 121.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution: ``The powers not 
     delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor 
     prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States 
     respectively, or to the people.''
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 122.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Commerce Clause (Art. 1 sec. 8 cl. 3)
       Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 sec. 8 cl. 18)
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 123.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 sec. 8 cl. 18)
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 124.
       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, of the U.S. Constitution 
     (clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16) which grants Congress the powere 
     to raise and support an Army; to provide and maintain a Navy; 
     to make rules for the government and regulation of the land 
     and naval forces; and to provide for organizing, arming, and 
     disciplining the militia.
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 125.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 sec. 8 cl. 18)
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 126.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Commerce Clause (Art. 1 sec. 8 cl. 3)
       Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 sec. 8 cl. 18)
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 127.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Commerce Clause (Art. 1 sec. 8 cl. 3)
       Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 sec. 8 cl. 18)
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 128.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution 
     (``the Commerce Clause'').
           By Mr. SIMPSON:
       H.R. 129.
       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 3 (relating to the 
     authority to regulate commerce among the several states).
           By Mr. GRIFFITH:
       H.R. 130.
       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 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. GRIFFITH:
       H.R. 131.

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       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 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa:
       H.R. 132.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1, Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, which reads: ``The Congress shall have Power to 
     lay and collected Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises.'' 
     Therefore, Congress' taxing power would be the authority to 
     repeal ObamaCare's individual mandate.
       In addition, this bill makes specific changes to existing 
     law in a manner that returns power to the States and to the 
     People, consistent with Amendment X of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. GRIFFITH:
       H.R. 133.
       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 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. ISSA:
       H.R. 134.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV Section III: ``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.''
           By Mr. ISSA:
       H.R. 135.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution which empowers Congress ``To . . . provide for 
     the common defence [sic] and general Welfare of the United 
     States;'' Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 11 through 16 which 
     give Congress additional authorities to ensure the national 
     security of the United States; and Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 18, which empowers Congress to ``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. ISSA:
       H.R. 136.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 7.
           By Mr. ISSA:
       H.R. 137.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United States 
     Constitution which empowers Congress ``To make Rules for the 
     Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces'' and 
     Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, which empowers Congress to 
     ``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. ISSA:
       H.R. 138.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3.
           By Mr. JOLLY:
       H.R. 139.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
       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. KING of Iowa:
       H.R. 140.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 5 of the Amendment XIV to the Constitution and 
     Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution
           By Mr. JOLLY:
       H.R. 141.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1, Section 8, Article 1
       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; 
     but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States;
           By Mr. JOLLY:
       H.R. 142.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1, Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States 
     Constitution which reads: ``The Congress shall have the 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; but all duties and Imposts and 
     Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.''
           By Mr. JOLLY:
       H.R. 143.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1, Section 8, Article 1
       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; 
     but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States;
           By Mr. JOLLY:
       H.R. 144.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause I, Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States 
     Constitution which reads: ``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; but all Duties and Imposts and 
     Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.''
           By Mr. JOLLY:
       H.R. 145.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1, Section 8, Article 1
       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; 
     but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States;
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 146.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       By Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution 
     (clause 14), which grants Congress the power to make rules 
     for the government and regulation of the land and naval 
     forces.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 147.
       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 5, of the U.S. Constitution 
     which grants Congress the authority to determine the rules of 
     its own proceedings, and Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. 
     Constitution, which grants Congress the authority to make 
     rules for the government and regulation of the armed forces.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 148.
       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 1, section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution (clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16), which 
     grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to 
     provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government 
     and regulation of the land and naval forces; and to provide 
     for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 149.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution, which grants 
     Congress the authority to make laws governing the time, 
     places and manner of holding federal elections.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 150.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution, which states 
     that ``Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such 
     Regulations'' regarding the ``Times, Places and Manner of 
     holding elections.''
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 151.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 152.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, and Article IV, Section 3, of the 
     Constitution of the United States.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 153.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by the First Amendment of the United 
     States Constitution, which states that, among other things, 
     Congress shall make no law prohibiting the free exercise of 
     religion.
           By Mr. KILMER:
       H.R. 154.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution 
     under the General Welfare Clause.
           By Mr. MARINO:
       H.R. 155.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Appropriations Clause, Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 
     of the Constitution of the United States of America, which 
     grants to Congress the authority necessary to limit or 
     control spending by the federal government.

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           By Mr. McCAUL:
       H.R. 156.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, Clause 3: Congress has the power . . . 
     ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations.''
           By Mr. McGOVERN:
       H.R. 157.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 1 (to provide for the common 
     Defense and general Welfare); Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 
     (to make Rules for the government and regulation of the land 
     and naval Forces); and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (to 
     make laws necessary and proper . . . in the Government of the 
     United States or in any Department or Officer thereof).
           By Mrs. MILLER of Michigan:
       H.R. 158.
       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. PAULSEN:
       H.R. 159.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. PAULSEN:
       H.R. 160.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. POMPEO:
       H.R. 161.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:
       H.R. 162.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution
           By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:
       H.R. 163.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution
           By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:
       H.R. 164.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution
           By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:
       H.R. 165.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7. Which states: ``No Money 
     shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of 
     Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and 
     Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money 
     shall be published from time to time ``
           By Mr. SIMPSON:
       H.R. 166.
       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 9, which states 
     ''The Congress shall have Power . . . To constitute Tribunals 
     inferior to the supreme Court.''
       In addition, Article III, Section 1 states that ``The 
     judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one 
     supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress 
     may from time to time ordain and establish.''
           By Mr. SIMPSON:
       H.R. 167.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       ``The constitutional authority of Congress to enact 
     legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution, specifically clause 1 (relating to the 
     power of Congress to provide for the general welfare of the 
     United States) and clause 18 (relating to the power to make 
     all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers 
     vested in Congress), and Article IV, section 3, clause 2 
     (relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make all 
     needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or 
     other property belonging to the United States).''
           By Mr. SIMPSON:
       H.R. 168.
       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 9, which states 
     ``The Congress shall have Power . . . To constitute Tribunals 
     inferior to the supreme Court.''
       In addition, Article III, Section 1 states that ``The 
     judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one 
     supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress 
     may from time to time ordain and establish.''
           By Mr. SMITH of Nebraska:
       H.R. 169.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Ariticle 1, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. SMITH of Nebraska:
       H.R. 170.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Ariticle 1, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. SMITH of Nebraska:
       H.R. 171.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Just as Congress is empowered to regulate interstate 
     commerce under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, it 
     has the power to repeal such regulations.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H.R. 172.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 2 of Section 3 of Article IV of the Constitution: 
     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. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 173.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of 
     the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. WITTMAN:
       H.R. 174.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 6 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
           By Mr. WOMACK:
       H.R. 175.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. WOMACK:
       H.R. 176.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 4, 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.
           By Mr. WOMACK:
       H.R. 177.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Clause 1, Section 8 of the United States 
     Constitution which reads: ``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; but all Duties and Imposts and 
     Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.''
           By Mr. WOMACK:
       H.R. 178.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4: To establish a uniform rule 
     of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of 
     bankruptcies throughout the United States.
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 1: The migration or 
     importation of such persons as any of the states now existing 
     shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the 
     Congress prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and 
     eight, but a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, 
     not exceeding ten dollars for each person.
           By Mr. YODER:
       H.R. 179.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 6
       The Senators and Representatives shall receive a 
     compensation for their services, to be ascertained by law, 
     and paid out of the treasury of the United States.
           By Mr. YODER:
       H.R. 180.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 6
       The Senators and Representatives shall receive a 
     compensation for their services, to be ascertained by law, 
     and paid out of the treasury of the United States.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.J. Res. 1.
       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. GOODLATTE:
           H.J. Res. 2.
       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 Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.J. Res. 3.
       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 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. BUCHANAN:
       H.J. Res. 4.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       The constitutional authority on which this joint resolution 
     rests is the power of Congress as enumerated in Article V or 
     the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. CULBERSON:
       H.J. Res. 5.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V of the Constitution of the United States.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK:
       H.J. Res. 6.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V.
           By Mr. LANCE:
       H.J. Res. 7.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V of the Constitution.
           By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:
       H.J. Res. 8.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 5 of the Constitution states: 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 the 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. WOMACK:
       H.J. Res. 9.
       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.

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