[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2038-2039]
[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. LEVIN:
       H.R. 820.
       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 duties and to 
     regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, as enumerated in 
     Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. LATTA:
       H.R. 821.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: Congress shall have the 
     Power . . . ``to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and 
     among the several States, and with the Indian tribes.''
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 822.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. TONKO:
       H.R. 823.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, 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.
           By Mr. WEBER of Texas:
       H.R. 824.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, which 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; but all duties impost 
     and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;'' 
     and Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution, 
     which states that 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 Untied States, 
     or in any Department or Officer thereof.''
           By Mr. ROSKAM:
       H.R. 825.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. McKINLEY:
       H.R. 826.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of 
     the United States.
           By Ms. FOXX:
       H.R. 827.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution 
     which states ``Congress shall have power to regulate commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with 
     the Indian Tribes.''
           By Mr. BOUSTANY:
       H.R. 828.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 829.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution
           By Mr. CARSON of Indiana:
       H.R. 830.
       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 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. CASTRO of Texas:
       H.R. 831.
       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.
           By Mr. COOK:
       H.R. 832.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California:
       H.R. 833.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California:
       H.R. 834.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 835.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. DENT:
       H.R. 836.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 section 8 of the US consititution
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK:
       H.R. 837.
       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 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. HANNA:
       H.R. 838.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     enumerated in Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Mr. HASTINGS:
       H.R. 839.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article 1 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 this Constitution in the Government of the 
     United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
            By Mr. KENNEDY:
       H.R. 840.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to provide for the general welfare of the United 
     States) and Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws 
     necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in 
     Congress)
            By Mr. KING of Iowa:
       H.R. 841.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted puruant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause I and under 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois:
       H.R. 842.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution.
            By Mr. KLINE:
       H.R. 843.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, commonly referred to the 
     ``Commerce Clause,'' of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. KLINE:
       H.R. 844.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, commonly referred to the 
     ``Commerce Clause,'' of the United States Constitution.
            By Mrs. LUMMIS:
       H.R. 845.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2: ``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.''
            By Mr. POLIS:
       H.R. 846.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of section 8 of Article I of the Constitution
            By Mr. POLIS:
       H.R. 847.

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       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. POLIS:
       H.R. 848.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to provide for the general welfare of the United 
     States) and Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws 
     necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in 
     Congress)
            By Mr. ROSS:
       H.R. 849.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. RYAN of Ohio:
       H.R. 850.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The above mentioned legislation is based upon the following 
     Section 8 statement.
       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. SABLAN:
       H.R. 851.
       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 I, section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution (clause 1), which grants Congress the 
     power to collect taxes and expend funds to provide for the 
     general welfare of the United States.
            By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:
       H.R. 852.
       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. SMITH of Nebraska:
       H.R. 853.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 3 (related to regulation of Commerce 
     among the several states).
            By Mr. TAKAI:
       H.R. 854.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section VIII, of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. TIBERI:
       H.R. 855.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I
            By Ms. TITUS:
       H.R. 856.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2
            By Ms. TITUS:
       H.R. 857.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2
            By Mr. YARMUTH:
       H.R. 858.
       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. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 859.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 4 of the Constitution provides 
     that Congress shall have power ``To establish an uniform Rule 
     of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of 
     Bankruptcies throughout the United States;''
            By Ms. LEE:
       H.J. Res. 30.
       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 of the United States Constitution 
     and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and 
     interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.

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