[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 17959-17961]
[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. NEWHOUSE:
       H.R. 3932.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, commonly referred to as the 
     ``Commerce Clause'' of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. CONAWAY:
       H.R. 3933.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8, clauses 1 and 18 of the United 
     States' Constitution.
           By Mr. POCAN:
       H.R. 3934.
       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.
           By Mr. POCAN:
       H.R. 3935.
       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.
           By Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 3936.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD:
       H.R. 3937.
       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. CARDENAS:
       H.R. 3938.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 7.

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           By Mr. GRIFFITH:
       H.R. 3939.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. TOM PRICE of Georgia:
       H.R. 3940.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Consistent with the understanding and interpretation of the 
     Commerce Clause, Congress has the authority to enact this 
     legislation in accordance with Clause 3 of Section 8, Article 
     1 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. LANCE:
       H.R. 3941.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Sec. 8, Clause 1, of the United States 
     Constitution
       This states that ``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. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 3942.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution 
     which gives Congress the power of the United States 
     Constitution ``To establish an uniform Rule of 
     Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of 
     Bankruptcies throughout the United States.''
           By Ms. BASS:
       H.R. 3943.
       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 1, Section 1.
       Article. I.
       Section 1.
       All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a 
     Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a 
     Senate and House of Representatives.
           By Ms. BASS:
       H.R. 3944.
       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 1, Section 1.
       Article. I.
       Section 1.
       All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a 
     Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a 
     Senate and House of Representatives.
           By Mr. COFFMAN:
       H.R. 3945.
       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 Mr. GOSAR:
       H.R. 3946.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (the Property Clause). The 
     Property Clause gives Congress the power to dispose and make 
     all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or 
     other property belonging to the United States.
           By Mr. DEUTCH:
       H.R. 3947.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. DEUTCH:
       H.R. 3948.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. VEASEY:
       H.R. 3949.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8: The Congress shall have the power to 
     provide for the common defense.
           By Ms. ADAMS:
       H.R. 3950.
       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 Executive and 
     foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this 
     Constiution in the Government of the United States, or any 
     Department or Officer thereof.
           By Mr. BERA:
       H.R. 3951.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 3952.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 3953.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 7 of the Constitution of the United States.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 3954.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States and Article 
     I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
       Article I, section 8 of the United State Constitution, 
     which grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; 
     to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the 
     government and regulation of the land and naval forces; and 
     provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.
           By Mr. BLUM:
       H.R. 3955.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18
           By Mr. BOST:
       H.R. 3956.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States Constitution
           By Mr. BUCHANAN:
       H.R. 3957.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 3958.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The attached bill is constitutional under Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 3: ``To regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian 
     Tribes'' as well as 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. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 3959.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 2: 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;
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate commerce with 
     foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the 
     Indian tribes;
           By Mr. CASTRO of Texas:
       H.R. 3960.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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.
       The United States Constitution, Art. I, Sec. 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 3961.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (relating to the power to 
     make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the 
     powers vested in Congress), and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 
     2 (relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make 
     all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or 
     other property belonging to the United States).
           By Ms. DelBENE:
       H.R. 3962.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Amendment IV, protecting the right of the people to be 
     secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against 
     unreasonable searches and seizsures.
           By Mr. DOLD:
       H.R. 3963.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 12.
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 14.
            By Ms. DUCKWORTH:
       H.R. 3964.
       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. GALLEGO:
       H.R. 3965.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 3966.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 3967.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. Sec. 1 and 8.
            By Mr. GUINTA:
       H.R. 3968.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, Congress shall have power 
     to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for 
     carrying into execution . . . .
            By Mr. HECK of Nevada:
       H.R. 3969.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       United States Constitution Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 3970.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
            By Mr. ISSA:
       H.R. 3971.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 Clause 1
       The Congress shall have Power to the United States 
     Constitution which empowers Congress 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. KILDEE:
       H.R. 3972.
       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.
       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. KIND:
       H.R. 3973.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8.
            By Ms. KUSTER:
       H.R. 3974.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 3975.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
            By Mrs. LAWRENCE:
       H.R. 3976.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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 the 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof
            By Mr. LOWENTHAL:
       H.R. 3977.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:
       H.R. 3978.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is encated pursuant to Section 2 of Amendment XV 
     of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
       H.R. 3979.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. NORCROSS:
       H.R. 3980.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, US Constitution
            By Mr. PASCRELL:
       H.R. 3981.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. PAULSEN:
       H.R. 3982.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the U.S. 
     Constitution
            By Mr. PETERS:
       H.R. 3983.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 3984.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. RICHMOND:
       H.R. 3985.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is introduced pursuant to the powers granted to 
     Congress under the General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 
     1), the Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 3), and the 
     Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 18).
       Further, this statement of constitutional authority is made 
     for the sole purpose of compliance with clause 7 of Rule XII 
     of the Rules of the House of Representatives and shall have 
     no bearing on judicial review of the accompanying bill.
            By Mr. RICHMOND:
       H.R. 3986.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is introduced pursuant to the powers granted to 
     Congress under the General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 
     1), the Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 3), and the 
     Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 18).
       Further, this statement of constitutional authority is made 
     for the sole purpose of compliance with clause 7 of Rule XII 
     of the Rules of the House of Representatives and shall have 
     no bearing on judicial review of the accompanying bill.
            By Ms. SINEMA:
       H.R. 3987.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article. I. Section. 8.
            By Ms. SPEIER:
       H.R. 3988.
       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 1, Section 8 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Ms. STEFANIK:
       H.R. 3989.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of section 8 of article 1 of the Constitution
            By Mr. SWALWELL of California:
       H.R. 3990.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 and Section 9, 
     Clause 7 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. TAKANO:
       H.R. 3991.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
            By Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California:
       H.R. 3992.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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 the 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof
            By Ms. WILSON of Florida:
       H.R. 3993.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 provides Congress with the 
     authority to spend revenue on the general welfare.
            By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 3994.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution, 
     which gives Congress the 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.'' This legislation 
     requires a study to determine regulations appropriate for the 
     safety and security of automobiles in the United States. 
     Nothing in this legislation shall be construed to restrict 
     due process of the law as defined in Section 1, Amendment XIV 
     of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mrs. DINGELL:
       H.R. 3995.
       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 (clauses 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18), which 
     grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to 
     provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government 
     and regulation of the land and naval forces; to provide for 
     organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia; and to make 
     all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the foregoing 
     powers.''

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