[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14948]
[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. 3620.
       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. LEVIN:
       H.R. 3621.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, to ``provide for the common Defence and general 
     Welfare of the United States.''
            By Mr. McKINLEY:
       H.R. 3622.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the 
     Constitution: The Congress shall have power to enact this 
     legislation to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and 
     among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.
            By Mr. MARCHANT:
       H.R. 3623.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Constitution Art. I Sec. 8 cl. 1, under the ``Power To 
     lay and collect Taxes'';
       Amd. 16, under the ``power to lay and collect taxes on 
     incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment 
     among the several States, and without regard to any census or 
     enumeration''; and
       Art. I Sec. 8 cl. 18, under 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. BUCK:
       H.R. 3624.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this legislation is 
     based is found in article I, section 8, clause 9; article 
     III, section 1, clause I; and article III section 2, clause 2 
     of the Constitution, which grant Congress authority over the 
     federal courts.
            By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 3625.
       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;
            By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 3626.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1, Section 7, Article 1 and Clause 7, Section 9, 
     Article 1 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. DOGGETT:
       H.R. 3627.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution that 
     grants Congress the authority, ``To regulate Commerce with 
     Foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes.''
            By Mr. COFFMAN:
       H.R. 3628.
       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 Ms. DeGETTE:
       H.R. 3629.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Amendment X to the Constitution of the United States
            By Mr. HECK of Washington:
       H.R. 3630.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 3631.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article I of the US Constitution
            By Mr. HUFFMAN:
       H.R. 3632.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, 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; and nothing in this 
     Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims 
     of the United States, or of any particular State.
            By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 3633.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 17 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
            By Ms. WILSON of Florida:
       H.R. 3634.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Commerce Clause)
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (the Necessary and Proper 
     Clause)

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