[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 13508-13509]
[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. MARINO:
       H.R. 3438.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 1, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution, in 
     that the legislation concerns the exercise of legislative 
     powers generally granted to Congress, including the exercise 
     of those powers when delegated by Congress to the Executive.
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution in 
     that the legislatin 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 Office thereof;'' and
       Article III, Section 1, Clause 1, Sentence 1, and Section 
     2, Clause 1, of the Constitution in that the legislation 
     defines or affects judicial powers and cases that are subject 
     to legislation by Congress.
            By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 3439.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 14 the United States 
     Constitution
            By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 3440.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER:
       H.R. 3441.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. ROYCE:
       H.J. Res. 64.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States

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