[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16034]
[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. VARGAS:
       H.R. 3731.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       (1) 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, as 
     enumerated in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. 
     Constitution;
       (2) To borrow money on the credit of the United States, as 
     enumerated in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 2 of the U.S. 
     Constitution;
       (3) To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among 
     the several states, and with the Indian tribes, as enumerated 
     in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution;
       (4) To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by 
     securing for limited times to authors and inventors the 
     exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries 
     as enumerated in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8 of the U.S. 
     Constitution;
       (5) to make all laws necessary and proper for executing 
     powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the 
     United States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 
     18 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. REICHERT:
       H.R. 3732.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       ``Article I, 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 Defence and 
     general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts 
     and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.''
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H.R. 3733.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section VIII.
           By Mr. HARDY:
       H.R. 3734.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 18 of section 8 of artilce I of the Constitution. 
     and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2
           By Ms. ADAMS:
       H.R. 3735.
       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 Ms. BONAMICI:
       H.R. 3736.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. WELCH:
       H.R. 3737.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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. ROYCE:
       H.R. 3738.
       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 the Indian Tribes'') and 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. WOODALL:
       H.R. 3739.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically the power to provide for the general Welfare of 
     the United States and establish Post Offices and post Roads.
            By Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California:
       H.R. 3740.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution and
       Article 1, Section 9, clause 7 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. CONNOLLY:
       H.R. 3741.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution 
     and Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the U.S. 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. CRAMER:
       H.R. 3742.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. CRAMER:
       H.R. 3743.
       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. CURBELO of Florida:
       H.R. 3744.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4: The Congress shall have 
     Power To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and 
     uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the 
     United States.
            By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 3745.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the power of Congress as stated in Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.
            By Ms. DelBENE:
       H.R. 3746.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article II
            By Mr. DEUTCH:
       H.R. 3747.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
            By Mr. HUFFMAN:
       H.R. 3748.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7: No Money shall be drawn 
     from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made 
     by Law, and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts 
     and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from 
     time to time.
            By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 3749.
       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 8, Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mr. ISSA:
       H.R. 3750.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
            By Mr. PETERS:
       H.R. 3751.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution
            By Mr. POLIS:
       H.R. 3752.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution
            By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:
       H.R. 3753.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Consitution
            By Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia:
       H.R. 3754.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 9: No Money shall be drawn from the 
     Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.
            By Ms. TITUS:
       H.R. 3755.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article I, Section 8, Amendment XVI, of the 
     United States Constitution

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