[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3714-3715]
[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. POE of Texas:
        H.R. 1385.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
            By Mr. CURBELO of Florida:
        H.R. 1386.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States 
     Constitution, which provides Congress with the ability to 
     enact legislation necessary and proper to effectuate its 
     purposes in taxing and spending.
            By Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina:
        H.R. 1387.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Power to tax and pay debts--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 Defence and general Welfare of the 
     United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be 
     uniform throughout the United States:''
       The Commerce Clause--Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3: ``To 
     regulate Commerce with foreign nations, and among the several 
     states, and with the Indian tribes:''
            By Mr. OLSON:
        H.R. 1388.
        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. BARR:
        H.R. 1389.
        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. KNIGHT:
        H.R. 1390.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States 
     Constitution, which provides Congress with the ability to 
     enact legislation necessary and proper to effectuate its 
     purposes in taxing and spending.
            By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:
        H.R. 1391.
        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 defense and 
     general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts 
     and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States
            By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania:
        H.R. 1392.
        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 3 (relating to the 
     authority to regulate commerce among the several states).
           By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 1393.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 1, Clause 3, Clause 7, and Clause 18.
            By Ms. DELBENE:
        H.R. 1394.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the U.S. 
     Constitution. ``The Congress shall have Power *** To regulate 
     Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, 
     and with the Indian Tribes.''
            By Mr. DESANTIS:
        H.R. 1395.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause I, and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 3
            By Ms. ESHOO:
        H.R. 1396.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
       Article IV, Section 3
           By Mr. FLEMING:
        H.R. 1397.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Amendment 16 of the U.S. 
     Constitution, which grants Congress the power to lay and 
     collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, 
     without apportionment among the several States, and without 
     regard to any census or enumeration.
            By Mr. FOSTER:
        H.R. 1398.
        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 defense and general welfare 
     of the United States
            By Ms. FRANKEL of Florida:
        H.R. 1399.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 (Clauses 1, 12, 13, and 14) of the 
     United States Constitution, which grants Congress the power 
     to lay and collect taxes for the purpose of spending; to 
     raise and support armies; to provide and maintain a navy; and 
     to make rules for the government and regulation of the land 
     and naval forces.
            By Mr. GRIFFITH:
        H.R. 1400.
        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. HECK of Nevada:
        H.R. 1401.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18 of the United States Constitution, 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. HUFFMAN:
        H.R. 1402.
        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.
            By Ms. KAPTUR:
        H.R. 1403.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8: To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and 
     among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes...
            By Mr. KIND:
        H.R. 1404.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8.
            By Mr. LIPINSKI:
        H.R. 1405.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 3 of section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution, 
     which allows for Congress to regulate commerce amongst the 
     several states.
            By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
        H.R. 1406.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Mr. MURPHY of Florida:
        H.R. 1407.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article 1 Section 8 Clause 
     3 of the United States Constitution, which states that the 
     Congress shall have Power To regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian 
     Tribes.
            By Mr. PERLMUTTER:
        H.R. 1408.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 1
            By Mr. PETERS:
        H.R. 1409.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mrs. RADEWAGEN:
        H.R. 1410.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 1 of 
     Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution, 
     which provides Congress with the ability to enact legislation 
     necessary and proper to effectuate its purposes in taxing and 
     spending.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio:
        H.R. 1411.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       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. SALMON:
        H.R. 1412.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV Section 4: The United States shall guarantee to 
     every state in this union a republican form of government, 
     and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on 
     application of the legislature, or of the executive (when the 
     legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence.
           By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:
        H.R. 1413.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1. Section 8
           By Ms. TITUS:
        H.R. 1414.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article I, Section 8, Amendment XVI, of the 
     United States Constitution
            By Ms. KAPTUR:
        H.J. Res. 38.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V of the Constitution.

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