[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5490-5492]
[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. CALVERT:
       H.R. 1981.
       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 18 (relating to the 
     power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out 
     the powers vested in Congress).
           By Mr. GARRETT:
       H.R. 1982.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 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''), 
     3 (``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian Tribes''), and 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. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 1983.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, 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. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 1984.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, 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. NEWHOUSE:
       H.R. 1985.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, commonly referred to as the 
     ``Commerce Clause'' of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. ROUZER:
       H.R. 1986.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution. The Congress shall have power to regulate 
     Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, 
     and with Indian Tribes.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 1987.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution
           By Ms. FUDGE:
       H.R. 1988.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 1 and Clause 18.
           By Mr. DENHAM:
       H.R. 1989.
       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. LATTA:
       H.R. 1990.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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. BISHOP of Utah:
       H.R. 1991.
       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. COOK:
       H.R. 1992.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. WALBERG:
       H.R. 1993.
       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 
     several States, and with Indian Tribes.
       The Tenth Amendment--The powers not Delegated to the United 
     States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the 
     States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the 
     people.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 1994.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. GOSAR:
       H.R. 1995.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 affords Congress the power 
     to legislate on this matter. The executive branch, through 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), has 
     misinterpreted its authority under the Fair Housing Act of 
     1968, as demonstrated in its Affirmatively Furthering Fair 
     Housing Rule. Two cases before the United States Supreme 
     Court--Magner v. Gallagher and Mount Holly v. Mount Holly 
     Gardens Citizens in Action--were settled less than a month 
     before the Court entertained oral arguments. The plaintiffs 
     were concerned that their challenges would not be affirmed by 
     the Court. The Court is currently considering a case, Texas 
     Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive 
     Communities Project, which may set a precedent for the issue 
     of ``disparate impact.'' Regardless, Congress has the 
     legislative authority to address the Affirmatively Furthering 
     Fair Housing rule head on and prevent that rule, or any 
     substantially similar successor rule.
       Section 3 of the bill promotes a core component of our 
     republic known as federalism. It requires the executive 
     branch, through HUD, to consult with State and local 
     officials to further the purposes and policies of the Fair 
     Housing Act.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 1996.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution, to 
     ``provide for the common defense and general welfare of the 
     United States.''
           By Mr. STEWART:
       H.R. 1997.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 allows Congress ``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 Sates or 
     in any Department or Officer thereof''
           By Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ:
       H.R. 1998.
       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 Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 1999.
       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. VEASEY:
       H.R. 2000.
       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 Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 2001.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of The Constitution of the United 
     States
            By Ms. ESTY:
       H.R. 2002.
       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. BUSTOS:
       H.R. 2003.
       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 18 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. BYRNE:
       H.R. 2004.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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
            By Ms. CASTOR of Florida:
       H.R. 2005.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clauses 3 and 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 2006.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 2007.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. FOSTER:
       H.R. 2008.
       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. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 2009.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. HULTGREN:
       H.R. 2010.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Art. I, Sec. 8, Clause 3--Congress shall have power to 
     regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several 
     states, and the Indian tribes.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 2011.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution, which allows 
     Congress ``to make rules for the government and regulation of 
     the land and naval forces'', and ``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. KEATING:
       H.R. 2012.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. KIND:
       H.R. 2013.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, 
     duties, imposts and excises, to

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     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. KIND:
       H.R. 2014.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8.
            By Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 2015.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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.
       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 Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2016.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1
           By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:
       H.R. 2017.
       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 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
            By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2018.
       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. PERRY:
       H.R. 2019.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. PETERS:
       H.R. 2020.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution
            By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 2021.
       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 Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California:
       H.R. 2022.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       article I, section 8, clause 4 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. SCHRADER:
       H.R. 2023.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under:
       U.S. Const. art. 1, Sec. 1; and
       U.S. Const. art. 1, Sec. 6
            By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 2024.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation is introduced pursuant to Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 3 of the 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.'' In addition, this legislation is 
     introduced pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the 
     Constitution, which states that Congress shall have the 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. TAKANO:
       H.R. 2025.
       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. TURNER:
       H.R. 2026.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Military Regulation: Article I, Section 8, Clauses 14 and 
     18
       To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land 
     and naval Forces;
       and 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. WILSON of Florida:
       H.R. 2027.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 and Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 18
            By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:
       H.J. Res. 47.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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.

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