[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 14]
[House]
[Pages 20319-20320]
[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. ALLEN:
        H.R. 4262.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Consistent with the original understanding of the commerce 
     clause, the authority to enact this legislation is found in 
     Clause 3 of Section 8, Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia:
        H.R. 4263.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution states that ``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 Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
        H.R. 4264.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Mr. OLSON:
        H.R. 4265.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution: The 
     Congress shall have power to regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian 
     Tribes.
            By Mr. CONYERS:
        H.R. 4266.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Art. 1; Sec. 8
            By Mr. COLLINS of New York:
        H.R. 4267.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. O'ROURKE:
        H.R. 4268.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution:
       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 Office thereof.
           By Mr. CICILLINE:
       H.R. 4269.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. POMPEO:
       H.R. 4270.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. SMITH of Missouri:
       H.R. 4271.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 Clause 14 states Congress shall have 
     the power to make rules for the government and regulation of 
     the land and naval forces.
           By Ms. ESTY:
       H.R. 4272.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 7 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 4273.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 4274.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 United States Constitution
           By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4275.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Article I Section 
     8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       H.R. 4276.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8--to provide for the general welfare 
     and to regulate commerce among the states.
           By Mrs. NOEM:
       H.R. 4277.
       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. PAYNE:
       H.R. 4278.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 Clause 3--Congress has the ability to 
     regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several 
     States, and with the Indian Tribes.
           By Mrs. WALORSKI:
       H.R. 4279.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 4280.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 14
           By Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky:
       H.J. Res. 78.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The principal constitutional authority for this legislation 
     is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States (the appropriation power), which states: 
     ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law. . . .'' In 
     addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the 
     Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress 
     shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States. 
     . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions 
     establish the congressional power of the purse, granting 
     Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine 
     their purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to set 
     forth terms and conditions governing their use.
           By Mr. HARDY:
       H.J. Res. 79.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V of the Constitution

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