[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 14670-14671]
[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.


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           By Mr. O'ROURKE:
       H.R. 3576.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution:
       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 Office thereof.
           By Ms. McSALLY:
       H.R. 3583.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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 or Officer thereof.
           By Mr. KATKO:
       H.R. 3584.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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 or Officer thereof.
           By Mrs. COMSTOCK:
       H.R. 3585.
       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 
     Indian tribes.
           By Mrs. MILLER of Michigan:
       H.R. 3586.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1; and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18 of the Constitution of the United States
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 3587.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under the following provisions of the United States 
     Constitution:
       Article I, Section 1;
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1;
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3; and
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 3588.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 1 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 3589.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the powers granted to the 
     Congress by Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Ms. McSALLY:
       H.R. 3590.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1
       This 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 Dueties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States.
           By Mr. REED:
       H.R. 3591.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 and Amendment XVI of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:
       H.R. 3592.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:
       H.R. 3593.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1. Section 8.

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