[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6104-6106]
[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. MURPHY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2123.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the 
     United States.
       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. CROWLEY:
       H.R. 2124.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. YARMUTH:
       H.R. 2125.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
            By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 2126.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of section 8 of Article I
            By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H.R. 2127.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The U.S. Constitution including Article 1, Section 8.
            By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 2128.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, which gives 
     Congress the ``power to lay and collect taxes, duties, 
     imposts and excises.''
            By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina:
       H.R. 2129.
       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 regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes.
            By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 2130.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 and Article IV, Section 3 of the 
     United States Constitution.
            By Mr. CLYBURN:
       H.R. 2131.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 2132.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 (relating to 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.)
            By Mr. FLORES:
       H.R. 2133.
       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. OLSON:
       H.R. 2134.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the 
     United States.
            By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 2135.
       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. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 2136.
       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, to 
     ``provide for the common defense and general welfare of the 
     United States.''
            By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia:
       H.R. 2137.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Ms. JENKINS of Kansas:
       H.R. 2138.
       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 Mr. O'ROURKE:
       H.R. 2139.
       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. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 2140.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
            By Mr. DUFFY:
       H.R. 2141.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2142.
       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 of the United States 
     Constitution which gives Congress the power ``to regulate 
     Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several states, 
     and within the Indian Tribes.''
            By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina:
       H.R. 2143.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congressional power to provide for public financing of 
     presidential campaigns arises under the General Welfare 
     Clause, Art. I, Sec. 8, of the U. S. Constitution.
       In Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1, 91 (1976), the Supreme 
     Court upheld the congressional power to enact public 
     financing of presidential elections under this Clause. The 
     Supreme Court stated with regard to the provisions in the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974 establishing 
     a presidential public financing system, ``In this case, 
     Congress was legislating for the `general welfare'--to reduce 
     the deleterious influence of large contributions on our 
     political process, to facilitate communication by candidates 
     with the electorate, and to free candidates from the rigors 
     of fundraising.''
            By Mr. YOUNG of Indiana:
       H.R. 2144.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The authority to enact this bill is derived from, but may 
     not be limited to, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the 
     United States Constitution, and Article I, Section 8, Clause 
     18 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. CULBERSON:
       H.R. 2145.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States of America.
            By Mr. REICHERT:
       H.R. 2146.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to Clause I of Section 8 of Article I of the 
     United States Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mrs. BEATTY:
       H.R. 2147.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 6, Congress has the 
     authority to coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of 
     foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures.
            By Mr. CARTER of Georgia:
       H.R. 2148.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
            By Ms. JUDY CHU of California:
       H.R. 2149.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:
       H.R. 2150.
       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 New York:
       H.R. 2151.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 2152.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. ELLISON:
       H.R. 2153.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 2154.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 1 of the Constitution.
            By Ms. FUDGE:
       H.R. 2155.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, clause 3, the Commerce Clause.
            By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri:
       H.R. 2156.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 (General Welfare) and Clause 
     3 (Commerce) `Congress shall have the power to . . . provide 
     for the . . . general welfare'
       `Congress shall have the power . . . to regulate Commerce'
       The Medicare Audit Improvement Act makes several changes to 
     the way hospital audits are conducted which involves at least 
     three parties: a hospital, a private Medicare contractor who 
     conducts audits and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid 
     Services. During the auditing process, transactions take 
     place between these parties which is what constitutes this 
     bill as regulating commerce. Further, Medicare is considered 
     to be constitutional as part of providing for the general 
     welfare and therefore any changes to Medicare would fall 
     under this provision as well.
            By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 2157.
       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. 2158.
       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. 2159.
       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. 2160.
       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. 2161.
       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. 2162.
       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. 2163.
       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. 2164.
       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. 2165.
       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. 2166.
       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. 2167.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 8, cl. 3
       To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian tribes;
       U.S. Cont. art. IV, sec. 3, cl. 2, sen. a
       The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all 
     needful Rule and Regulations respecting the Territory of 
     other Property belonging to the United States;
            By Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER:
       H.R. 2168.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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. HIGGINS:
       H.R. 2169.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Ms. KUSTER:
       H.R. 2170.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (relating to 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) of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Mr. LABRADOR:
       H.R. 2171.
       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. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 2172.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution, which 
     allows Congress to regulate Commerce among the several States
            By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 2173.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 4
            By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
       H.R. 2174.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section VIII.
            By Mr. LYNCH:
       H.R. 2175.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18.
            By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 2176.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 Clause 3
           By Mr. McKINLEY:
       H.R. 2177.
       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 Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:
       H.R. 2178.
       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. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 2179.
       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.
            By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2180.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
            By Mr. PAULSEN:
       H.R. 2181.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section VIII
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 2182.
       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, . . .
            By Mr. ROUZER:
       H.R. 2183.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the US Constitution: The 
     Congress shall have power to borrow Money on the credit of 
     the United States; and Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the 
     United States Constitution. 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 Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California:
       H.R. 2184.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. SANFORD:
       H.R. 2185.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ``The Congress shall have 
     Power To . . . pay the Debts''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 2: ``The Congress shall have 
     Power To . . . borrow Money on the credit of the United 
     States;''
            By Mr. SCHRADER:
       H.R. 2186.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:
       H.R. 2187.
       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. SERRANO:
       H.R. 2188.
       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; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises 
     shall be uniform throughout the United States . . .
            By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 2189.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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 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 Ms. SPEIER:
       H.R. 2190.
       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 Ms. SPEIER:
       H.R. 2191.
       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. 2192.
       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. TAKANO:
       H.R. 2193.
       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. WELCH:
       H.R. 2194.
       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 States, or in any Department or 
     Officer thereof.

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