[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 18193-18194]
[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. SHUSTER:
       H.R. 3996.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 1 (related to laying and collecting 
     Taxes, and providing for the common defense and general 
     Welfare of the United States), Clause 3 (related to 
     regulation of Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with Indian Tribes), and Clause 7 
     (related to establishment of Post Offices and Post Roads).
            By Mr. CUMMINGS:
       H.R. 3997.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8: The Congress shall have Power to . . 
     . provide for the common defense and general Welfare of the 
     United States;
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all Laws which 
     shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the 
     foregoing Powers.
            By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 3998.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution. 
     That provision gives Congress the power ``to regulate 
     commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, 
     and with the Indian tribes.''
           By Mr. HUDSON:
       H.R. 3999.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Foreign Commerce Clause (art. I, sec. 8, cl. 3); The 
     Naturalization Clause (art. I, sec. 8, cl. 4); Necessary and 
     Proper Clause (art. I, sec. 8, cl. 18).
            By Mr. FLORES:
       H.R. 4000.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution of the 
     United States.
           By Mr. BUCK:
       H.R. 4001.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, of the Constitution
            By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 4002.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California:
       H.R. 4003.
       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 Ms. BASS:
       H.R. 4004.
       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. 4005.
       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. BRAT:
       H.R. 4006.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The volumes of the United States Statutes at Large compile 
     the legal acts of the government of the United States, 
     including legislative measures enacted pursuant to powers 
     throughout Article I of the Constitution and constitutional 
     amendments proposed under Article V of the Constitution. It 
     is both necessary and proper (Article I, Section 8, Clause 
     18) for the legal history of the United States to be 
     accessible to the People in an accessible format on the 
     Internet.
            By Mr. CARTER of Georgia:
       H.R. 4007.
       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 or Officer thereof.
            By Ms. JUDY CHU of California:
       H.R. 4008.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 4009.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. Art. I Sec.  8.
            By Mr. GALLEGO:
       H.R. 4010.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. GALLEGO:
       H.R. 4011.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 4012.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 4013.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 4014.
       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 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 4015.
       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 this 
     Constitution in the government of the United States, or in 
     any department or officer thereof.
           By Mr. PAULSEN:
       H.R. 4016.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 4017.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 Clause 4 of the U.S. Constitution which 
     gives Congress the power ``To establish an uniform Rule of 
     Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of 
     Bankruptcies throughout the United States.''
           By Mr. ROSS:
       H.R. 4018.
       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. SCHIFF:
       H.R. 4019.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement Act is 
     constitutionally authorized under Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 3, ``the Commerce Clause'' and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18, ``the Necessary and Proper Clause.'' Additionally, 
     the Preamble to the Constitution provides support of the 
     authority to enact legislation to promote the General 
     Welfare.
           By Ms. WILSON of Florida:
       H.R. 4020.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution
           By Ms. WILSON of Florida:
       H.R. 4021.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 4022.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States

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