[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 18308-18309]
[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. CHABOT:
       H.R. 4023.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 3, and Article I, section 8, 
     clause 18.
           By Mr. COOK:
       H.R. 4024.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. ROSS:
       H.R. 4025.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       ``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.''
       --U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 9, clause 7
           By Mrs. BLACK:
       H.R. 4026.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Ms. DelBENE:
       H.R. 4027.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. HUFFMAN:
       H.R. 4028.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. JOYCE:
       H.R. 4029.
       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. PALAZZO:
       H.R. 4030.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Sec. 8, Clause 4 and Article I, Sec. 8, Clause 18 
     of the Constitution of the United States of America.
           By Mr. BYRNE:
       H.R. 4031.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4: ``Congress shall have Power 
     To . . . establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization . . .''

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           By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 4032.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 Clause 18
           By Mr. CRAWFORD:
       H.R. 4033.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States 
     Constitution. ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . To 
     establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization . . .''
           By Mr. FLEMING:
       H.R. 4034.
       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 1, Section 8, Clause 4, 
     which states ``The Congress shall have Power to establish a 
     uniform Rule of Naturalization,'' and Article 4, Section 3, 
     Clause 2, which states ``The Congress shall have Power to 
     dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations 
     respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the 
     United States.''
           By Mr. FLEMING:
       H.R. 4035.
       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 1, Section 8, Clause 3, 
     which states ``The Congress shall have Power to regulate 
     Commerce among the several States.''
           By Mr. FLEMING:
       H.R. 4036.
       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 1, Section 8, Clause 3, 
     which states ``The Congress shall have Power to regulate 
     Commerce among the several States.''
           By Mr. FLEMING:
       H.R. 4037.
       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 1, Section 8, Clause 3, 
     which states ``The Congress shall have Power to regulate 
     Commerce among the several States.''
           By Mr. McCAUL:
       H.R. 4038.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 Clause 4 of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Ms. ADAMS:
       H.R. 4039.
       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. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 4040.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitution of the United States provides clear 
     authority for Congress to pass legislation regarding income 
     taxes. Article I of the Constitution provides that ``Congress 
     shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes
     . . .'' (Section 8, Clause 1).
            By Mr. CARDENAS:
       H.R. 4041.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States
           By Mr. CASTRO of Texas:
       H.R. 4042.
       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 Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 4043.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, U.S Constitution
           By Mr. CLAWSON of Florida:
       H.R. 4044.
       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 2 of the United 
     States Constitution
            By Mr. CROWLEY:
       H.R. 4045.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 Section 8 of Article 1:
       The Congress shall have the 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 Mr. DUFFY:
       H.R. 4046.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, The Congress shall haev the Power to 
     . . . establish Post Offices and Post Roads
            By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 4047.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under the following provisions of the United States 
     Constitution:
       Article I, Section 1;
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1;
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3; and
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.
            By Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana:
       H.R. 4048.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7
            By Mrs. LOVE:
       H.R. 4049.
       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. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 4050.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4051.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
            By Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California:
       H.R. 4052.
       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. MAXINE WATERS of California:
       H.R. 4053.
       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. MAXINE WATERS of California:
       H.R. 4054.
       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.

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