[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 1740-1742]
[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. POCAN:
       H.R. 649.
       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. YODER:
       H.R. 699.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Amendment IV
       The right of the people to be secure in their persons, 
     houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches 
     and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall 
     issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or 
     affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be 
     searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
            By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 700.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution.
            By Mr. WALBERG:
       H.R. 701.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
       Clause 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;
       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 Mr. BARTON:
       H.R. 702.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8
       ``The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate commerce 
     with foreign Nations . . .''
            By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 703.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 3. Because the federal 
     government has extended Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the 
     commerce clause) beyond its intended boundaries, it follows 
     that efforts to rein in excessive federal government 
     encroachment in this area can be justified by Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 3.
            By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 704.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 3. Because the federal 
     government has extended Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the 
     commerce clause) beyond its intended boundaries, it follows 
     that efforts to rein in excessive federal government 
     encroachment in this area can be justified by Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 3.
            By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 705.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
            By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:
       H.R. 706.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Aritcle I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Mr. CHAFFETZ:
       H.R. 707.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       ARTICLE 1, SECTION 8, CLAUSE 3
            By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 708.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 states that Congress has the 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 any Department or Officer thereof.''
            By Mr. RENACCI:
       H.R. 709.
       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. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 710.
       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, Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of 
     the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 711.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Congress, which 
     grants Congress, ``the power to lay and collect taxes, 
     duties, imposts, and excises . . .''

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           By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia:
       H.R. 712.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 1 of the United States Constitution, 
     Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     including, but not limited to, Clauses 1, 3, and 18, and 
     Article III of the United States Constitution, Section 2
            By Mr. BUCSHON:
       H.R. 713.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1.
            By Mr. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 714.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 3, Clause 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 Defense 
     and general welfare of the United States;'' 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. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 715.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec.5, Clause 2: ``Each House may determine the 
     Rules of its Proceedings . . .''
            By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 716.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 717.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
            By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 718.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. KATKO:
       H.R. 719.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the 
     United States
            By Mr. KATKO:
       H.R. 720.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the 
     United States
            By Ms. JENKINS of Kansas:
       H.R. 721.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8:
       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. KELLY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 722.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Art. I, Sec. 8, cl. 18
            By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 723.
       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 Defence and general Welfare of the United States; 
     but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States.
            By Mr. LANCE:
       H.R. 724.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, Clause 1, of the United States 
     Constitution
       This states that ``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. LATTA:
       H.R. 725.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Taxation: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1
       The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, 
     Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay 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 Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 726.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. PIERLUISI:
       H.R. 727.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the power of the Congress to admit new States into the Union 
     and to make all needful rules and regulations respecting the 
     territories of the United States, as enumerated in Section 3 
     of Article IV of the Constitution.
            By Mr. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 728.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 7, ``The Congress shall have 
     Power to . . . establish Post Offices and post Roads . . .'' 
     In the Constitution, the power possessed by Congress embraces 
     the regulation of the Postal System in the country. 
     Therefore, the proposed legislation in naming a post office 
     would fall under the powers granted to Congress in the 
     Constitution.
            By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 729.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8: to provide for the common defense and 
     general welfare.
            By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 730.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 17 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
            By Mr. NUGENT:
       H.R. 731.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. RUIZ:
       H.R. 732.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution, to make all laws necessary and proper to carry 
     out the powers of Congress.
            By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 733.
       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 Defence and 
     general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts 
     and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.
            By Mr. SCALISE:
       H.R. 734.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 735.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, which gives Congress the 
     power ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations.''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which gives Congress the 
     power ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper 
     for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers.''
            By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 736.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, which gives Congress the 
     power ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among 
     the several States, and with the Indian Tribes,'' Article I 
     Section 8, Clause 1, which give Congress the power to ``lay 
     and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposets and Excises, to pay the 
     Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare 
     of the United States,'' and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, 
     which gives Congress the power ``To make all Laws which shall 
     be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the 
     foregoing Powers.''
            By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 737.
       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 Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 738.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, which gives Congress the 
     power ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations.''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4, which gives Congress the 
     power ``To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization.''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which gives Congress the 
     power ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper 
     for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers.''
            By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 739.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 2 of section 5 of article I of the Constitution, 
     which states: ``Each House may determine the Rules of its 
     Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behaviour, 
     and, with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a Member.''
       Additionally, Congress has the power to enact this 
     legislation under Clause 2 of section 3 of article IV of the 
     Constitution, which states that ``The Congress shall have

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     Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and 
     Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property 
     belonging to the United States; and nothing in this 
     Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims 
     of the United States, or of any particular State.''
            By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 740.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution, which 
     states that ``The Congress shall have power to lay and 
     collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises. . .''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution, which 
     states that Congress shall have the 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. 741.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, 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. SPEIER:
       H.R. 742.
       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 8 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. STEWART:
       H.R. 743.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 allows Congress ``[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.'' Article 
     IV, Section 3
       ``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; and nothing in 
     this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any 
     Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.'' 
     Article X
            By Mr. VAN HOLLEN:
       H.R. 744.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of section 8 of article 1 of the Constitution
       Clause 1 of section 8 of article 1 of the Constitution
       Clause 18 of section 8 of article 1 of the Constitution
            By Mr. WALDEN:
       H.R. 745.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, which 
     provies that ``The Congress shall have power to lay and 
     collect taxes, duties, imports and excises, to pay the debts 
     and provide for the common defense and general Welfare of the 
     United States.''

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