[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3909-3911]
[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. LEWIS:
       H.R. 12.
       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 Mr. CROWLEY:
       H.R. 1457.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 8: ``The Congress shall have 
     Power [. . .] 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. McKINLEY:
       H.R. 1458.
       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 power to enact this 
     legislation to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and 
     among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.
            By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 1459.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       1) Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 of the Unites States 
     Constitution. This provision permits Congress to make or 
     alter the regulations pertaining to Federal elections;
       2) Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United 
     States Constitution. This provision grants Congress the 
     authority to enact appropriate laws protecting the civil 
     rights of all Americans; and
       3) The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution. 
     This provision prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines and 
     cruel and unusual punishment.
            By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 1460.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among 
     the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.)
            By Mr. MASSIE:
       H.R. 1461.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 3, Clause 7, and Clause 18.
            By Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1462.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. LYNCH:
       H.R. 1463.
       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. ELLISON:
       H.R. 1464.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 7, Clause 1 and Section 8, Clause 1.
            By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1465.
       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 which gives Congress the power ``to make 
     Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval 
     Forces.''
            By Mr. POCAN:
       H.R. 1466.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the Constitution of the United States. 
     Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to 
     the following:
       Congress has the authority to establish post offices and 
     post roads, as enumerated in Article I, Section, 8, Clause 7 
     of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. CRAWFORD:
       H.R. 1467.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       the enumerated powers listed in Article I, Section 8 of the 
     U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1468.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 1469.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 3
            By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 1470.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. BARLETTA:
       H.R. 1471.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the common 
     defense and 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 I, Section 10, Clause 3 (relating to interstate 
     compacts).
            By Mr. BARLETTA:
       H.R. 1472.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the common 
     defense and 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. BARLETTA:
       H.R. 1473.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing 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 clause 17 (relating to 
     authority over the district as the seat of government), 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. MARCHANT:
       H.R. 1474.
       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 1, related to 
     providing for the general welfare. Additionally, it is 
     enacted under the authority provided in Article I, Section 8 
     related to Congress' ability to ``[carry] into Execution the 
     foregoing powers.''
            By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 1475.

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       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 dispose of and make all needful 
     rules and regulations respecting the territory or other 
     property belonging to the United States, as enumerated in 
     Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. BABIN:
       H.R. 1476.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, clause 7, which states that, ``No 
     money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in consequence of 
     appropriations made by the law.''
            By Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1477.
       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 
     Indian tribes.
       and
       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 Power vested by this 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department of Officer thereof.
            By Mr. POSEY:
       H.R. 1478.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 1479.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.
           By Mr. DOLD:
       H.R. 1480.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 1481.
       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 Ms. DeGETTE:
       H.R. 1482.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Ms. FOXX:
       H.R. 1483.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Because the legislation would change the formula for 
     government contracts on federal-aid highway and public 
     construction transportation projects, it is authorized under 
     clause 1 of section 8 of article 1 of the Constitution which 
     states'' [t]he 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. AMODEI:
       H.R. 1484.
       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 make rules for the government and 
     regulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated in 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. AMODEI:
       H.R. 1485.
       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 make rules for the government and 
     regulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated in 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. BARR:
       H.R. 1486.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, 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. BRIDENSTINE:
       H.R. 1487.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 gives Congress the power to ``make all 
     Laws which shall be necessary and proper'' to execute the 
     enumerated power of regulating ``Commerce with foreign 
     nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian 
     tribes.'' The titles of the American Energy Renaissance Act 
     deal with existing laws affecting the production and 
     transportation of energy among the states and Indian tribes 
     and the export of energy to
           By Mr. COLLINS of New York:
       H.R. 1488.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. CROWLEY:
       H.R. 1489.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California:
       H.R. 1490.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. DELANEY:
       H.R. 1491.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Ms. EDWARDS:
       H.R. 1492.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section I.
       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.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 1493.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 1494.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. HIGGINS:
       H.R. 1495.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 4, Clause 1
            By Mr. HIGGINS:
       H.R. 1496.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Mr. HUELSKAMP:
       H.R. 1497.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 gives Congress the power to borrow 
     money on the credit of the United States.
            By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 1498.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Artical I Section VIII, Clause XVIII: 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 and the Government of the United States or 
     in any Department or officer thereof.
            By Mr. KIND:
       H.R. 1499.
       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. KLINE:
       H.R. 1500.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation ensures that the Secretary of Defense 
     provides retired military veteran beneficiaries who live 
     beyond 100 miles of a Military Treatment Facility, an 
     opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime. Specific 
     authority is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution (clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16), 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; and to provide 
     for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.
           By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 1501.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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 Mr. LEWIS:
       H.R. 1502.
       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 Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
       H.R. 1503.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section VIII.
            By Mrs. NOEM:
       H.R. 1504.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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 Mr. NUGENT:
       H.R. 1505.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution 
     (clauses 1, 12, 13, 14, and 16), which grants Congress 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; raise and support 
     Armies; to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the 
     government and regulation of the land and naval forces; and 
     to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the 
     militia.
            By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 1506.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. POLIS:
       H.R. 1507.
       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. POSEY:
       H.R. 1508.
       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; and 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 this Constitution in the Government of the United 
     States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''
            By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1509.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following: Congress is given the power under the 
     Constitution ``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.'' Art.I, Sec. 8, 
     cls. 12- 14. See also: ROSTKER V. GOLDBERG, 453 U. S. 57 
     (1981)
            By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1510.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following: Article XVI of the Constitution--Congress 
     shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes....
            By Mr. ROKITA:
       H.R. 1511.
       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;
            By Mr. ROUZER:
       H.R. 1512.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8.
       ``This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article I, Section 8, of the US Constitution
            By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 1513.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California:
       H.R. 1514.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:,
       Article One of the United States Constitution, 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 this 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof,
       Or
       Article One of the United States Constitution, 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 Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H.R. 1515.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section VIII.
            By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 1516.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Ms. SPEIER:
       H.R. 1517.
       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. TAKANO:
       H.R. 1518.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
           By Ms. TITUS:
       H.R. 1519.
       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, Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. WALBERG:
       H.R. 1520.
       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 Defence and 
     general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts 
     and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
           By Mr. ZINKE:
       H.R. 1521.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States
           By Mr. ZINKE:
       H.R. 1522.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States

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