[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15632-15633]
[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. BOEHNER:
       H.R. 10.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 and Clause 17 of Section 8 of Article I of the 
     Constitution of the United States grants the Congress the 
     power to enact this law.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 3683.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I

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