[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16963]
[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. MULVANEY:
       H.R. 3868.
       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. HURD of Texas:
       H.R. 3869.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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 of Officer thereof.
           By Mr. TAKAI:
       H.R. 3870.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section VIII of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. CHAFFETZ:
       H.R. 3871.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 3, and the 4th and 14th 
     Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
            By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:
       H.R. 3872.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Constitution, Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 1 (``The Congress 
     shall have Power To . . . provide for the common Defen[s]e 
     and general Welfare of the United States[.]'') (This bill 
     would amend the COPS program at the Department of Justice to 
     include institutions of higher education as eligible COPS 
     grants recipients, with priority given to minority serving 
     institutions, to fund criminal justice related majors to 
     improve and diversify candidates entering police forces--
     advancing and promoting the nation's common defense and 
     general welfare by increasing racially diversity in police 
     forces, and thereby reducing incidents of police brutality).
            By Mr. McCAUL:
       H.R. 3873.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. McCAUL:
       H.R. 3874.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 10,
            By Mr. McCAUL:
       H.R. 3875.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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 of Officer thereof.
            By Ms. MENG:
       H.R. 3876.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States of America.
            By Mr. SABLAN:
       H.R. 3877.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution, specifically Clause 1 (related to laying 
     and collecting taxes, and providing for the general welfare 
     of the United States), and Clause 7 (related to establishment 
     of Post Offices and Post Roads).
            By Mrs. TORRES:
       H.R. 3878.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.

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