[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15927-15928]
[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. VAN HOLLEN:
       H.R. 3708.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7
           By Mr. POLIQUIN:
       H.R. 3709.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8 ``. . . 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. LaMALFA:
       H.R. 3710.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Section 8 of Article I of 
     the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. VARGAS:
       H.R. 3711.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 2 of Section 3 of Article IV of the Constitution, 
     which states: The Congress shall have the 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 any particular 
     State.
           By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 3712.
       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. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 3713.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The authority to enact this bill is derived from, but may 
     not be limited to, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Mr. BOST:
       H.R. 3714.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 1 of 
     Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution, 
     which provides Congress with the ability to enact legislation 
     necessary and proper to effectuate its purposes in taxing and 
     spending.
           By Ms. BROWN of Florida:
       H.R. 3715.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Art I, section 8, clause 18 of the Constitution of the 
     United 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 the Constitution in the Government of the United States, 
     or in any Department or Officer thereof.
           By Mr. BUCSHON:
       H.R. 3716.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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. FATTAH:
       H.R. 3717.
       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 Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution, which states the United States Congress 
     shall have power ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, 
     and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes''.
           By Mr. ROSKAM:
       H.R. 3718.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 states The Congress shall 
     have Power To provide . . . for the . . . general Welfare of 
     the United States.
           By Mr. GUINTA:
       H.R. 3719.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section VII, Claus XVIII: 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
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 3720.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among 
     the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.)
       Article I; 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 this 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA:
       H.R. 3721.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       General Welfare: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Ms. McSALLY:
       H.R. 3722.
       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, Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution, and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of 
     the United States Constitution.''
            By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 3723.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
            By Mrs. NOEM:
       H.R. 3724.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Secion 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the Constitution 
     of the United States.
            By Mr. PIERLUISI:
       H.R. 3725.
       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 provide for the general welfare 
     of the United States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 1 of the United States Constitution; to borrow money 
     on the credit of the United States, as enumerated in Article 
     I, Section 8, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution; to 
     make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for 
     carrying into execution such powers, 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. ROONEY of Florida:
       H.R. 3726.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8: To regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations, and among the several States, and with Indian 
     Tribes;
            By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H.R. 3727.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8: The Congress shall have power to lay 
     and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the 
     debts and provide for the common defence and general welfare 
     of the United States
            By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:
       H.R. 3728.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1. Section 8.
            By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 3729.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
       The Congress shall have the power to regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes.
            By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 3730.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4
            By Mr. CARNEY:
       H.J. Res. 69.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, the Taxing and Spending Clause: ``The Congress 
     shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts 
     and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common 
     Defence and general Welfare of the United States . . .''

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