[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3083-3084]
[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. ROYCE:
       H.R. 1188.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. 
     Constitution to regulate commerce.
           By Mr. KLINE:
       H.R. 1189.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 3 of the Constitution of the 
     United States
           By Mr. ROE of Tennessee:
       H.R. 1190.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The repeal of this provision is consistent with the powers 
     that are reserved to the States and to the people as 
     expressed in Amendment X to the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. BARLETTA:
       H.R. 1191.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the U.S. 
     Constitution
           By Mr. OLSON:
       H.R. 1192.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18.
           By Mr. KILMER:
       H.R. 1193.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1194.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18; and including, but not 
     solely limited to the 14th Amendment.
           By Mr. PITTENGER:
       H.R. 1195.
       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. BURGESS:
       H.R. 1196.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section VIII, Clause 1 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; but 
     all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout 
     the United States.'' In addition, Congress has the authority 
     to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I, Section 
     VIII, Clause 3 which states ``To regulate commerce with 
     foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the 
     Indian tribes.''
           By Ms. CASTOR of Florida:
       H.R. 1197.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. CONNOLLY:
       H.R. 1198.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 and Clause 18 of the 
     Constitution of the United States.
           By Mr. FARENTHOLD:
       H.R. 1199.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3, 9, and 18 of the 
     Constitution
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 1200.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Ms. GRANGER:
       H.R. 1201.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Ms. JENKINS of Kansas:
       H.R. 1202.
       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. McKINLEY:
       H.R. 1203.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the 
     Constitution: The Congress shall have

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     power to enact this legislation to regulate commerce with 
     foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the 
     Indian tribes.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1204.
       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. ROGERS of Alabama:
       H.R. 1205.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation is authorized by Article I, Section 8 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.''
           By Mr. ROUZER:
       H.R. 1206.
       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 Debt 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. WITTMAN:
       H.R. 1207.
       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.

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