[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 15]
[House]
[Pages 21411-21412]
[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. ROTHFUS:
       H.R. 4281.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 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 Defence and general Welfare of the United 
     States.''
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 4282.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate commerce with 
     foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the 
     Indian tribes;
           By Mr. McNERNEY:
       H.R. 4283.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.
           By Mr. CURBELO of Florida:
       H.R. 4284.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, clause 3, the Commerce Clause
           By Mr. FINCHER:
       H.R. 4285.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section VIII
           By Mr. KIND:
       H.R. 4286.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8, Clause 3.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 4287.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution, 
     which gives Congress the power ``to regulate commerce with 
     foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the 
     Indian tribes.''
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4288.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.

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           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 4289.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 3

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