[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3292-3295]
[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. JOHNSON of Georgia:
       H.R. 1232.
       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 14 of the United 
     States Constitution and its subsequent amendments, and 
     further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the 
     United States.
           By Mr. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 1233.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the explicit power of Congress to regulate commerce in and 
     among the states, as enumerate in Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 3, the Commerce Clause, of the United States 
     Constitution.
       Additionally, Article 1, Section 7, Clause 2 of the 
     Constitution allows for every bill passed by the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate and signed by the President to 
     be codified into law; and therefore implicitly allows 
     Congress to repeal any bill that has been passed by both 
     chambers and signed into law by the President.
           By Mr. TOM PRICE of Georgia:
       H.R. 1234.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill restores freedom and flexibility in the states to 
     allow private insurance plans, health savings accounts, and 
     health flexible spending arrangements otherwise prohibited by 
     the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, while 
     affecting interstate commerce which Congress has the power to 
     regulate under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
           By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 1235.
       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. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 1236.
       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. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 1237.
       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. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 1238.
       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. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 1239.
       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. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 1240.
       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. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 1241.
       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. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 1242.
       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. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 1243.
       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. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 1244.
       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. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 1245.
       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. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 1246.
       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. GRAVES of Missouri:
       H.R. 1247.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution, which 
     grants Congress the power to provide for the common Defense 
     and general Welfare of the United States.
            By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 1248.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation is enacted by Congressional Authority 
     expressed in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mr. McHENRY:
       H.R. 1249.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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 Defence and general Welfare 
     of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises 
     shall be uniform throughout the United States;
            By Mr. HARPER:
       H.R. 1250.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section XIII, Clause I
            By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:
       H.R. 1251.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution
            By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:
       H.R. 1252.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution
            By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:
       H.R. 1253.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution
            By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:
       H.R. 1254.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution
           By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:
       H.R. 1255.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution
            By Mr. WILLIAMS:
       H.R. 1256.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       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 Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ:
       H.R. 1257.
       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 provide for the general welfare of 
     the United States as enumerated in Article 1, Section 8.
            By Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1258.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. BARR:
       H.R. 1259.
       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. DOGGETT:
       H.R. 1260.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article One, Section 8 and the 16th Amendment of the 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. DUFFY:
       H.R. 1261.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
       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. DUFFY:
       H.R. 1262.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
       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. DUFFY:
       H.R. 1263.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
       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. DUFFY:
       H.R. 1264.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
       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. DUFFY:
       H.R. 1265.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
       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. NEUGEBAUER:
       H.R. 1266.
       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, among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes.
           By Mr. NEUGEBAUER:
       H.R. 1267.
       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. ESHOO:
       H.R. 1268.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 and Article IV, Section 3 of the 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. REICHERT:
       H.R. 1269.
       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 power, and all other powers vested by the 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.
           By Ms. JENKINS of Kansas:
       H.R. 1270.
       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 Mrs. BEATTY:
       H.R. 1271.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. BERA:
       H.R. 1272.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 1273.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.:
       ``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. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 1274.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 1275.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 1276.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 1277.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 1278.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. CARNEY:
       H.R. 1279.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, the Taxing and Spending Clause: ``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. CARNEY:
       H.R. 1280.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of section 8 of article 1 of the Constitution
       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.
       Clause 3 of section 8 of article 1 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. CARNEY:
       H.R. 1281.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of section 8 of article 1 of the Constitution
       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
       Clause 3 of section 8 of article 1 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. COHEN:
       H.R. 1282.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution.
            By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia:
       H.R. 1283.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 8 of Section 8 of Article I of the U.S. 
     Constitution.
       To promote the progress of Science and useful Arts, by 
     securing for limited times to Authors and Inventors the 
     exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.
            By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 1284.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1. Section 8

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            By Mrs. DAVIS of California:
       H.R. 1285.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section VIII.
            By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 1286.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and the Sixteenth Amendment
            By Mr. DeSANTIS: 
       H.R. 1287.
       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. BUTTERFIELD:
       H.R. 1288.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. DeSAULNIER:
       H.R. 1289.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
            By Mr. ELLISON:
       H.R. 1290.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       From 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; 
     but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States . . . To regulate commerce with 
     foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the 
     Indian tribes . . .''
            By Ms. ESTY:
       H.R. 1291.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
            By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 1292.
       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 (clauses 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18), which 
     grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to 
     provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government 
     and regulation of the land and naval forces; to provide for 
     organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia; and to make 
     all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the foregoing 
     powers
            By Mr. HASTINGS:
       H.R. 1293.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article One, Section Eight, Clause Three ``To regulate 
     Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, 
     and with the Indian Tribes.''
            By Mr. HINOJOSA:
       H.R. 1294.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the constitution
            By Mr. HOLDING:
       H.R. 1295.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which states ``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 Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 1296.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     which provides Congress with the power to regulate commerce 
     and relations between the United States and Native American 
     Tribes.
            By Mr. JEFFRIES:
       H.R. 1297.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 1298.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
            By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1299.
       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. KING of New York:
       H.R. 1300.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the 
     United States, which grants Congress the power to provide for 
     the common Defence of the United States.
           By Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois:
       H.R. 1301.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Fourteenth Amendment, Section 1 [Rights Guaranteed]; . 
     . . the means employed to effect its exercise may be niether 
     arbitrary nor oppressive but must bear a real and substantial 
     relation to an end that is public, specifically, the public 
     health, safety, or morals, or some other aspect of the 
     general welfare.
           By Mr. LATTA:
       H.R. 1302.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 14
       To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land 
     and naval Forces;
       And
       Article I, Section 8, 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 Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 1303.
       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.
            By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 1304.
       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.
            By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 1305.
       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.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 1306.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8, clauses 1 and 3.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 1307.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. LOWENTHAL:
       H.R. 1308.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Spending Authorization
       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 Defense and general Welfare of the United States; 
     but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States.
       Necessary and Proper Regulations to Effectuate Powers
       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 Mr. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 1309.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests lies 
     in Article 1, Section 7, Clause 2 of the Constitution, which 
     allows for every bill passed by the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate and signed by the President to be codified 
     into law; and therefore implicitly allows Congress to repeal 
     any bill that has been passed by both chambers and signed 
     into law by the President.
       Additionally, the Constitution grants to Congress the 
     explicit power to regulate commerce in and among the states, 
     as enumerate in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3, the Commerce 
     Clause.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 1310.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, which reads: The Congress 
     shall have Power * * * To make all Laws which shall be 
     necessary and proper for carrying into Excution 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 Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 1311.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution 
     which provides Congress with

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     the power to lay and collect taxes and regulate commerce 
     among the several states.
            By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:
       H.R. 1312.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional authority in which this bill rests is 
     the power of the Congress to regulate Commerce as enumerated 
     by Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 as applied to providing for 
     the general welfare of the United States through the 
     administration of the National Health Service Corps.
            By Mr. McNERNEY:
       H.R. 1313.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 1314.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 1 and 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mr. MESSER:
       H.R. 1315.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1, which provides that, ``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,'' and Article 1, Section 9, 
     Clause 7, which provides that, ``No money shall be drawn from 
     the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by 
     Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and 
     Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time 
     to time.''
       Section 1105(a) of Title 31, United States Code, requires 
     the President to submit to Congress the Administration's 
     annual budget request and stipulates the contents of that 
     submission. It is within the Constitutional Authority of 
     Congress to provide oversight and guidance on these 
     requirements.
            By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 1316.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 & Amendment II to The Constitution of 
     the United States
            By Ms. MOORE:
       H.R. 1317.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mrs. NOEM:
       H.R. 1318.
       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.
       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.
            By Mr. O'ROURKE:
       H.R. 1319.
       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 of Officer thereof
           By Mr. OLSON:
       H.R. 1320.
       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. PALLONE:
       H.R. 1321.
       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 Mr. PETERS:
       H.R. 1322.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 1323.
       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 regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian 
     Tribes:'' as enumerated in Article 1, Section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mr. POLIS:
       H.R. 1324.
       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, specifically 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), and Article IV, section 3, clause 2 
     (relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make all 
     needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or 
     other property belonging to the United States).
           By Mr. POMPEO:
       H.R. 1325.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The principal constitutional authority for this legislation 
     is Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 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. . .''
            By Mr. ROSS:
       H.R. 1326.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. 8, cl. 7.
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 1327.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 [The Congress shall have the 
     Power] To regulate Commerce with the foreign Nations, and 
     among the several states and the Indian Tribes.
           By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:
       H.R. 1328.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1. Section 8.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 1329.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8, clause 1.
           By Mr. STIVERS:
       H.R. 1330.
       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 and Claims 
     of the United States, or of any particular State.''
           By Mr. WALZ:
       H.R. 1331.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Section 8 of Article I of 
     the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. WEBER of Texas:
       H.R. 1332.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 1, Clause 1,
       All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a 
     Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a 
     Senate and House of Representatives.
       Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7,
       No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     consequence of appropriations made by law; and a regular 
     statement and account of the Receipts and expenditures of all 
     public money shall be published from time to time.
           By Mr. WESTMORELAND:
       H.R. 1333.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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 defense and 
     general welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts 
     and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.
           By Mr. WOMACK:
       H.R. 1334.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article One, Section Eight of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1335.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. YOUNG of Indiana:
       H.R. 1336.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, to ``provide for the common Defence and general 
     Welfare of the United States.''
           By Mr. ROSS:
       H.R. 1337.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 16

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