[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 18550-18552]
[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. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H.R. 4079.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 4080.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I; Section 8; Clause 1 of the Constitution states 
     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 . 
     . .
           By Mr. WEBSTER of Florida:
       H.R. 4081.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The authority granted Congress under Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 3 and Clause 7 of the United States Constitution 
     establish the

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     basis for Congress providing transportation infrastructure.
           By Mr. WEBSTER of Florida:
       H.R. 4082.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The authority granted Congress under Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 3 and Clause 7 of the United States Constitution 
     establish the basis for Congress to authorize surface 
     transportation funding.
           By Mr. GOSAR:
       H.R. 4083.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Commerce Clause) of the 
     Constitution of the United States which grants Congress the 
     power ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among 
     the several States, and with the Indian Tribes'' as well as 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause) 
     of the Constitution of the United States which gives Congress 
     the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying 
     out the powers vested to Congress.
           By Mr. WEBER of Texas:
       H.R. 4084.
       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 of Officer thereof.
           By Mr. TIBERI:
       H.R. 4085.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 4086.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 Clause 4 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mrs. LOVE:
       H.R. 4087.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
           By Mr. PASCRELL:
       H.R. 4088.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 4089.
       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 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 18: The Congress shall have 
     Power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper 
     for carrying into Execution the forgoing Powers, and all 
     other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of 
     the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 4090.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Ms. BORDALLO:
       H.R. 4091.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV Section 3
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4092.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I.
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4093.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I.
           By Mr. BRAT:
       H.R. 4094.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution grants Congress 
     ``power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever 
     source derived, without apportionment among the several 
     States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.'' 
     Left undefined in the amendment, the ``incomes'' appropriate 
     for taxation must be determined through legislation passed by 
     Congress. Congress therefore has the power to exclude from 
     income taxation such sources as it deems appropriate.
           By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:
       H.R. 4095.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Amendment 1 to the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 4096.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
           By Mr. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 4097.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 4 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
           By Ms. JUDY CHU of California:
       H.R. 4098.
       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. CLAY:
       H.R. 4099.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, ``The Commerce Power Congress''
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 4100.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 4101.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mrs. COMSTOCK:
       H.R. 4102.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (Power To lay and collect 
     Taxes); Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause); and 
     the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution.
           By Mr. CRAMER:
       H.R. 4103.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. CROWLEY:
       H.R. 4104.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ``The Congress shall have 
     Power to law and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises . 
     . .''
           By Mr. DesJARLAIS:
       H.R. 4105.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. Congress shall have Power 
     to regulate Commerce with Foreign Nations, and among the 
     several states, and with Indian Tribes.
           By Mrs. DINGELL:
       H.R. 4106.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8, Article I of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. DONOVAN:
       H.R. 4107.
       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. GABBARD:
       H.R. 4108.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The U.S. Constitution including Article 1, Section 8.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 4109.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. Sec. 1 and 8.
           By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:
       H.R. 4110.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       US Const., Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 1, 18 (``The Congress shall 
     have Power to lay and collect Taxes . . . to pay the Debts 
     and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the 
     United States . . . [and] 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.'')(Social Security 
     Disibility benefits are provided to individuals who have 
     physical disabilities that prevent them from working, so as 
     to ensure their ``general Welfare,'' and are paid through tax 
     revenues. A GAO study on modifying payments to certain 
     recipients is a proper means of ensuring the program is as 
     effective as possible).
           By Mr. LANCE:
       H.R. 4111.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution
           By Mr. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 4112.
       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 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, as 
     enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. Thus, Congress 
     has the authority not only to increase taxes, but also, to 
     reduce taxes to promote the general welfare of the United 
     States of America and her citizens. Additionally, Congress 
     has the Constitutional authority to regulate commerce among 
     the States and the Indian Tribes, as enumerated in Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 3.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 4113.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Fourteenth Amendment, Section 5, which reads: The Congress 
     shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the 
     provisions of this article; and Article I, Section 8, Clause 
     3, which reads: 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. 4114.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Ms. MENG:
       H.R. 4115.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States of America.
           By Ms. MOORE:
       H.R. 4116.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Art. I, Sect. 8, Clause 3 ``to regulate commerce''
           By Mr. MURPHY of Florida:
       H.R. 4117.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I section 8 
     Constitution of the United States, which states 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.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4118.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. PALAZZO:
       H.R. 4119.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Sec. 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 Sates).
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 4120.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8: 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. SERRANO:
       H.R. 4121.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution 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 Ms. SINEMA:
       H.R. 4122.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8
           By Mr. WALKER:
       H.R. 4123.
       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. WALZ:
       H.R. 4124.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article. I. Section. 8. To make Rules for the Government 
     and Regulation of the land and naval Forces
           By Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN:
       H.R. 4125.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. YOHO:
       H.R. 4126.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. ``To provide for 
     the common defense,'' ``to raise and support Armies,'' ``to 
     provide and maintain a Navy,'' and ``to make rules for the 
     government and regulation of the land and naval forces.''
           By Mr. GOSAR:
       H.J. Res. 74.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Commerce Clause) of the 
     Constitution of the United States which grants Congress the 
     power ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among 
     the several States, and with the Indian Tribes'' as well as 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause) 
     of the Constitution of the United States which gives Congress 
     the authority to address and prevent new regulations.

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