[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15555]
[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. BURGESS:
       H.R. 3660.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The attached bill is constitutional under Article 1, 
     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 Defense and general Welfare 
     of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises 
     shall be uniform throughout the United States.''
           By Mr. GUINTA:
        H.R. 3661.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
        Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the 
     United States.
           By Mr. RUSSELL:
       H.R. 3662.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18 of the U.S. 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. FLORES:
        H.R. 3663.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution of the 
     United States.
           By Ms. ESHOO:
       H.R. 3664.
        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 (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. CURBELO of Florida:
        H.R. 3665.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 3666.
       In Congress has the power to enact this legislation 
     pursuant to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
            By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN:
       H.R. 3667.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
           By Mr. COOK:
       H.R. 3668.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. GARAMENDI:
       H.R. 3669.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       section 8 of article I of the Constitution
            By Mr. CICILLINE:
       H.R. 3670.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. BARR:
       H.R. 3671.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. BARR:
       H.R. 3672.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. BENISHEK:
       H.R. 3673.
       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. CONYERS:
       H.R. 3674.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Art. I, Sec. 8.
            By Mr. DeSAULNIER:
       H.R. 3675.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
            By Mr. FOSTER:
       H.R. 3676.
       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. FOSTER:
       H.R. 3677.
       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. KELLY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 3678.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 3 of 
     Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution. The 
     Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 1 of Section 8 
     of Article I of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Florida:
       H.R. 3679.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 section 8 Constitution of the United States, 
     which states 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.
           By Mr. SARBANES:
       H.R. 3680.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution

                          ____________________