[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 7003-7004]
[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. BISHOP of Michigan:
       H.R. 2315.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Commerce Clause, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. LABRADOR:
       H.R. 2316.
       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. MESSER:
       H.R. 2317.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution
            By Mr. REICHERT:
       H.R. 2318.
       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 Mr. CUMMINGS:
       H.R. 2319.
       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 grants the Congress the power to enact this 
     law.
           By Mr. MULVANEY:
       H.R. 2320.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina:
       H.R. 2321.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution provides 
     Congress with the authority to ``make all Laws which shall be 
     necessary and proper'' to provide for the ``general Welfare'' 
     of Americans. In the Department of Education Organization Act 
     (P.L. 96-88), Congress declared that ``the establishment of a 
     Department of Education is in the public interest, will 
     promote the general welfare of the United States, will help 
     ensure that education issues receive proper treatment at the 
     Fedral level, and will enable the Federal Government to 
     coordinate its educatioon activities more effectively.''
            By Mr. BARLETTA:
       H.R. 2322.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the general 
     welfare of the United States) and Clause 18 (relating to the 
     power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out 
     the powers vested in Congress) and clause 17 (relating to 
     authority over the district as the seat of government), 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).

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            By Mr. ROYCE:
       H.R. 2323.
       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. AMODEI:
       H.R. 2324.
       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 1 (relating to 
     providing for the general welfare of the United States) and 
     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 Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana:
       H.R. 2325.
       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
            By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 2326.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Commerce Clause Article I, section 8
            By Mr. COSTA:
       H.R. 2327.
       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. CRAMER:
       H.R. 2328.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. DeSANTIS:
       H.R. 2329.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this legislation is 
     based is found in article I, section 8, clause 9; article 
     III, section 1, clause 1; and article III, section 2, clause 
     2 of the Constitution, which grant Congress authority over 
     federal courts.
            By Mr. DEUTCH:
       H.R. 2330.
       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. GOSAR:
       H.R. 2331.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation is constitutionally appropriate pursuant 
     to Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 (the Spending Clause). The 
     Supreme Court, in South Dakota v. Dole (1987), reasoned that 
     conditions and limitations on funds were constitutional and 
     within the power of Congress under the Spending Clause. Thus, 
     conditioning receipt of federal funds in order to direct 
     appropriate spending goals and purposes are constitutionally 
     permissible. As long as the spending is on ``the general 
     welfare'' (i.e. national in scope) and the condition is 
     clear, and related to the program being funded, the 
     limitation is constitutional.
            By Mr. HIGGINS:
       H.R. 2332.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
            By Ms. JENKINS of Kansas:
       H.R. 2333.
       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 1 (relating to the 
     power of Congress to provide for the general welfare of the 
     United States) and 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. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 2334.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
            By Mr. KEATING:
       H.R. 2335.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 2336.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clauses 9 and 18 of section 8 of article I and section 1 of 
     article III of the Constitution.
            By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 2337.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
            By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 2338.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
            By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 2339.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 2340.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
            By Mr. SCHRADER:
       H.R. 2341.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. 1, Sec. 1; and
       U.S. Const. art. 1, Sec. 8, cl. 18.
            By Mr. SHIMKUS:
       H.R. 2342.
       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.
            By Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California:
       H.R. 2343.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution and
       Article 1, Section 9, clause 7 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. WENSTRUP:
       H.R. 2344.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. WITTMAN:
       H.R. 2345.
       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 Mr. WITTMAN:
       H.R. 2346.
       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 Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.J. Res. 52.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V--Amendment. The Congress, whenever two thirds of 
     both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments 
     to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the 
     Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call 
     a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, 
     shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this 
     Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three 
     fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three 
     fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification 
     may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment 
     which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight 
     hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and 
     fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and 
     that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its 
     equal Suffrage in the Senate.
            By Mr. YARMUTH:
       H.J. Res. 53.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V of the Constitution

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