[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5604]
[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. SIMPSON:
       H.R. 2028.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The principal constitutional authority for this legislation 
     is clause 7 of section 9 of article I 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 . . . .'' In 
     addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the 
     Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress 
     shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . 
     . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions 
     establish the congressional power of the purse, granting 
     Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine 
     their purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to set 
     forth terms and conditions governing their use.
           By Mr. DENT:
       H.R. 2029.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The principal constitutional authority for this legislation 
     is clause 7 of section 9 of article I 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 . . . .'' In 
     addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the 
     Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress 
     shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . 
     . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions 
     establish the congressional power of the purse, granting 
     Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine 
     their purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to set 
     forth terms and conditions governing their use.
            By Ms. DelBENE:
       H.R. 2030.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 2031.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 1 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. FARENTHOLD:
       H.R. 2032.
       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 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, as enumerated in Article 
     I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 2033.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 sec. 8 cl. 18)
            By Ms. MENG:
       H.R. 2034.
       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. NEAL:
       H.R. 2035.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution.
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution.
       Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. POSEY:
       H.R. 2036.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8.
            By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 2037.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2038.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the United States 
     Constitution.

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