[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 14504-14505]
[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. WESTMORELAND:
       H.R. 3531.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. POLIQUIN:
       H.R. 3532.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 empowers Congress to ``regulate 
     Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, 
     and with the Indian Tribes.''
            By Mr. HANNA:
       H.R. 3533.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Section 8 of Article 1 of 
     the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. GUINTA:
       H.R. 3534.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution, which states: 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 any Department or Officer thereof.
            By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 3535.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 (relating to the power of Congress 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. JOHNSON of Georgia:
       H.R. 3536.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3.
            By Mr. DENT:
       H.R. 3537.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. PITTENGER:
       H.R. 3538.
       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 1, 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. BOUSTANY:
       H.R. 3539.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       (a) Article I, Section 1, to exercise the legislative 
     powers vested in Congress as granted in the Constitution; and
       (b) Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which gives Congress 
     the authority ``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. CARDENAS:
       H.R. 3540.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 3541.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. DELANEY:
       H.R. 3542.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of article I of the Constitution and Amendment 
     XVI of the Constitution.
            By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 3543.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. Sec. 1 and 8.
            By Ms. HAHN:
       H.R. 3544.
       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 Mr. JOLLY:
       H.R. 3545.
       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. JONES:
       H.R. 3546.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution: ``The Congress shall have the power. . . . To 
     regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several 
     states, and with the Indian tribes:''
            By Mr. KATKO:
       H.R. 3547.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 Clause 1: 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. KIND:
       H.R. 3548.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. KLINE:
       H.R. 3549.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation provides the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     the authority to waive a copayment requirement if the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs is the cause of an error that 
     delays sending a bill to a veteran. Additionally, the bill 
     requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to notify a 
     veteran of how to get a waiver and establish a payment plan 
     before they can collect payment when they does not bill a 
     veteran in a timely manner. Specific authority is provided by 
     Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution 
     (clauses 12, 14, and 16), which grants Congress the power to 
     raise and support Armies; 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. LEWIS:
       H.R. 3550.
       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 Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 3551.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. PIERLUISI:
       H.R. 3552.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the power of the Congress to lay and collect taxes and to 
     provide for the general welfare of the United States, as 
     enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United 
     States Constitution; to make all laws which shall be 
     necessary and proper for carrying into execution such power, 
     as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the 
     Constitution; and to make rules and regulations respecting 
     the U.S. territories, as enumerated in Article IV, Section 3, 
     Clause 2 of the Constitution.
            By Mr. PIERLUISI:
       H.R. 3553.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the power of the Congress to lay and collect taxes and to 
     provide for the general welfare of the United States, as 
     enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United 
     States Constitution; to make all laws which shall be 
     necessary and proper for carrying into execution such power, 
     as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the 
     Constitution; and to make rules and regulations respecting 
     the U.S. territories, as enumerated in Article IV, Section 3, 
     Clause 2 of the Constitution.
            By Ms. WILSON of Florida:
       H.R. 3554.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Commerce Clause and provisions to provide for the 
     general welfare.
           By Ms. WILSON of Florida:
       H.R. 3555.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Commerce Clause and provisions to provide for the 
     general welfare.

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