[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5144-5146]
[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. TIPTON:
       H.R. 1830.
       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 4 Section 3 Clause 2 of 
     the United States Constitution, which states 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. RYAN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 1831.
       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. CONYERS:
       H.R. 1832.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. VEASEY:
       H.R. 1833.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution
            By Mr. JOLLY:
       H.R. 1834.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. MICA:
       H.R. 1835.
       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, and Clause 18.
            By Mr. ISSA:
       H.R. 1836.
       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. ISSA:
       H.R. 1837.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 7
       To establish Post Offices and Post Roads
            By Mr. FARR:
       H.R. 1838.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Art. 1, Section 8 U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. McHENRY:
       H.R. 1839.
       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. RIGELL:
       H.R. 1840.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, section 3, clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution: 
     ``The Congress shall have the 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. BARR:
       H.R. 1841.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. VALADAO:
       H.R. 1842.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the 
     United States.
            By Mrs. LAWRENCE:
       H.R. 1843.
       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 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. BUTTERFIELD:
       H.R. 1844.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution, 
     Congress has the power to collect taxes and expend funds to 
     provide for the general welfare of the United States. 
     Congress may also make laws that are necessary and proper for 
     carrying into execution their powers enumerated under Article 
     I.
            By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 1845.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I; Section 8; Clause 1 of the Constitution states 
     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. RENACCI:
       H.R. 1846.
       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
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 7: To establish Post Offices 
     and post Roads
       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 Mr. CRAWFORD:
       H.R. 1847.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the enumerated powers listed in Article I, Section 8, 
     which include the power to ``regulate commerce . . . among 
     the several States . . .''.
           By Mr. CICILLINE:
       H.R. 1848.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H.R. 1849.
       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. CARSON of Indiana:
       H.R. 1850.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.
            By Mr. CARSON of Indiana:
       H.R. 1851.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.
            By Ms. EDWARDS:
       H.R. 1852.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress is authorized to enact this legislation under the 
     Commerce Clause, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, ``to 
     regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several 
     States, and with the Indian Tribes.'' Additionally, Congress 
     has the authority to enact this legislation pursuant to the 
     Preamble of the Constitution, ``to promote the general 
     welfare.''
            By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 1853.
       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. COLLINS of Georgia:
       H.R. 1854.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 1855.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitution of the United States provides clear 
     authority for Congress to pass tax legislation. Article I of 
     the Constitution, in detailing Congressional authority, 
     provides that ``Congress shall have Power to lay and collect 
     Taxes . . .'' (Section 8, Clause 1). This legislation is 
     introduced pursuant to that grant of authority.
            By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 1856.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.
           By Mrs. BEATTY:
       H.R. 1857.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 16.
            By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:
       H.R. 1858.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       US Const. Art. II, Sec. 3, Cl. 3 (``[The President] shall 
     take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed[.]''); US 
     Const. Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 18 (``Congress shall have the 
     power . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary and 
     proper for carrying into Execution . . . all other Powers 
     vested in this Constitution in the Government of the United 
     States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.'')(This bill 
     would instruct the Attorney General to give preferential 
     treatment to police forces that meet certain criteria when 
     distributing grant money, therefore this bill is a valid 
     exercise of Congressional authroity per the Necessary and 
     Proper Clause provided the Attorney General's duties, as an 
     agent of the President, to enforce federal law and punish 
     criminal wrongdoing).
            By Mr. COLLINS of New York:
       H.R. 1859.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. BOUSTANY:
       H.R. 1860.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 1861.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution
            By Mr. BOUSTANY:
       H.R. 1862.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. BOUSTANY:
       H.R. 1863.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. BRIDENSTINE:
       H.R. 1864.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 enumerates to Congress the power 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 Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 1865.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3 and Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. CARSON of Indiana:
       H.R. 1866.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Clause 1 of section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.
            By Ms. CASTOR of Florida:
       H.R. 1867.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 and Clause 18 of the U.S. 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 1868.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8
           By Mr. GOSAR:
       H.R. 1869.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3. (Commerce Clause) The 
     Commerce Clause give Congress the power to ``regulate 
     commerce . . . among the several States.'' If the matter in 
     question is not purely a local matter or if it has an impact 
     on inter-state commerce, then it falls within Congress' 
     powers. National Federal of Independent Business v. Sebilius. 
     (2012).
            By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 1870.
       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. 1871.
       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. 1872.
       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. WOODALL:
       H.R. 1873.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 and Clause 7, Section 8 of Article 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 1874.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. Sec. 1 and 8.
            By Mr. HECK of Nevada:
       H.R. 1875.
       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. HUNTER:
       H.R. 1876.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clauses 1 and 18
       ``The Congress shall have the power to . . . provide for 
     the common defense and general welfare of the United 
     States.''
       ``To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for 
     carrying into execution the foregoing powers . . .''.
            By Ms. JENKINS of Kansas:
       H.R. 1877.
       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 Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:
       H.R. 1878.
       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 Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:
       H.R. 1879.
       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 Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:
       H.R. 1880.
       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. NADLER:
       H.R. 1881.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, sec. 8, cl. 3 (commerce clause), cl. 8 
     (copyright clause), and cl. 18 (necessary and proper clause).
            By Mr. NUNES:
       H.R. 1882.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States.
            By Mr. POLIS:
       H.R. 1883.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
            By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 1884.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 7 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.
            By Mr. SMITH of Nebraska:
       H.R. 1885.
       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 establish Post Offices and post 
     Roads, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the 
     United States Constitution.
            By Mr. TIBERI:
       H.R. 1886.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. ZELDIN:
       H.R. 1887.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Sections 8 and 9 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. ZELDIN:
       H.R. 1888.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 1889.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4, which provides Congress the 
     power to establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization.
            By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona:
       H.J. Res. 45.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V of the U.S. Constitution: ``The Congress, 
     whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, 
     shall propose Amendments to this Constitution . . .''

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