[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5683-5684]
[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. PALAZZO:
       H.R. 2039.
       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 Powers vested by this 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department of Officer thereof
            By Mr. MacARTHUR:
       H.R. 2040.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8
            By Mr. LaMALFA:
       H.R. 2041.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution, as this legislation regulates commerce with 
     foreign nations, between the states, and with Indian Tribes.
            By Mr. WHITFIELD:
       H.R. 2042.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution, To 
     regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several 
     States, and with the Indian Tribes.
            By Mr. OLSON:
       H.R. 2043.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article 1.
            By Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee:
       H.R. 2044.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8--this bill regulates Commerce among 
     the several states.
       Amendment V--the bill assures that citizens' liberty and 
     property (their businesses and livelihood)are not deprived, 
     that the government does not take property (market share, 
     potential for profit and livelihood) without just 
     compensation.
       Amendment X--Nothing in the Constitution authorizes the 
     Federal government to do anything other than those things 
     enumerated (coin money, enter into treaties, conduct a 
     Census--which are inherently governmental). Thus, under 
     Amendment X, the right to carry out commercial activities is 
     reserved to the people.
            By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 2045.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The authority granted to Congress to regulate patent and 
     intellectual property law is derived from Article I, Section 
     8, clause 8 of the Constitution, providing the legislature 
     with the 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.'' Further, the Necessary and Proper Clause 
     found in Article I, Section 8, clause 18, provides Congress 
     with 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. DUFFY:
       H.R. 2046.
       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 the 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any 
     Department or Officer thereof
            By Mr. DUFFY:
       H.R. 2047.
       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 the 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any 
     Department or Officer thereof
            By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 2048.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, clause 3 and Article 1, Section 8, 
     clause 18
            By Mr. DEUTCH:
       H.R. 2049.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Sec. 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. COURTNEY:
       H.R. 2050.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section VIII, Clause I--The Congress shall have 
     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; but all duties, 
     imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the Unites 
     States;
       Article I, Section VII, Clause III--To regulate Commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among several States, and with 
     Indian Tribes.
            By Mr. CONAWAY:
       H.R. 2051.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The ability to regulate interstate commerce and with 
     foreign Nations pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 
     includes the power to collect and report livestock market 
     prices.
            By Mr. JEFFRIES:
       H.R. 2052.
       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. CHAFFETZ:
       H.R. 2053.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 14 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution: To 
     make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and 
     naval Forces.
            By Ms. BROWN of Florida:
       H.R. 2054.
       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.
           By Mrs. BUSTOS:
       H.R. 2055.
       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. CARDENAS:
       H.R. 2056.
       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. CARDENAS:
       H.R. 2057.
       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. COLE:
       H.R. 2058.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, which permits Congress to 
     regulate commerce. This legislation would modify the manner 
     in which tobacco products are regulated.
            By Mr. CONNOLLY:
       H.R. 2059.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
            By Mr. CUELLAR:
       H.R. 2060.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The U.S. Consitution
       Article I, Section 8: Powers of Congress
       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. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 2061.
       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 as stated in Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. DeSAULNIER:
       H.R. 2062.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
            By Mr. DEUTCH:
       H.R. 2063.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the U.S. Constitution 
     and Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the U.S. 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. FINCHER:
       H.R. 2064.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section VIII
            By Ms. FUDGE:
       H.R. 2065.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, clause 3, commonly referred to as the 
     Commerce Clause.
            By Mr. HARPER:
       H.R. 2066.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 2067.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
            By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 2068.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.
            By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 2069.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 2070.
       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 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, as 
     enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. Additionally, 
     Congress has the Constitutional authority to regulate 
     commerce among the States and with Indian Tribes, as 
     enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
            By Ms. MATSUI:
       H.R. 2071.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.
            By Ms. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 2072.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution.
            By Mr. McKINLEY:
       H.R. 2073.
       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. NORCROSS:
       H.R. 2074.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2075.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 1 of article I, and clause 18, section 8 of article 
     I of the Constitution.
            By Mr. PERLMUTTER:
       H.R. 2076.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. PERRY:
       H.R. 2077.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. TONKO:
       H.R. 2078.
       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 Defence and general Welfare of the United States; 
     but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States.
            By Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California:
       H.R. 2079.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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 the 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.
            By Mr. ZINKE:
       H.R. 2080.
       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. ZINKE:
       H.R. 2081.
       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. NOLAN:
       H.J. Res. 48.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution

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