[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 7365-7367]
[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. UPTON:
       H.R. 6.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia:
       H.R. 2405.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause I, Section 8 of Article I of the United States 
     Constitution which reads: ``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 United States.''

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           By Mr. WITTMAN:
       H.R. 2406.
       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 the Indian Tribes
       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
       Amendment II--A well regulated Militia, being necessary to 
     the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep 
     and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2407.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 2408.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the Constitution and its subsequent amendments 
     and further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of 
     the United States
           By Mr. SWALWELL of California:
       H.R. 2409.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8; Sixteenth Amendment
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 2410.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, Clause 3, and Clause 18 of 
     the Constitution.
           By Mr. HANNA:
       H.R. 2411.
       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. THOMPSON of California:
       H.R. 2412.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mrs. WALORSKI:
       H.R. 2413.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 7.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 2414.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Per Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution, Congress shall 
     have the power to lay and collect taxes. Per the Section 8, 
     Clause 3 of the Constitution, Congress shall have the power 
     regulate Commerce with foreign Nations and among the several 
     States.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 2415.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Per Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution, Congress shall 
     have the power to lay and collect taxes. Per the Section 8, 
     Clause 3 of the Constitution, Congress shall have the power 
     regulate Commerce with foreign Nations and among the several 
     States.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 2416.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Per Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution, Congress shall 
     have the power to lay and collect taxes. Per the Section 8, 
     Clause 3 of the Constitution, Congress shall have the power 
     regulate Commerce with foreign Nations and among the several 
     States.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 2417.
       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 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 Mr. DOLD:
       H.R. 2418.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
           By Mr. BARTON:
       H.R. 2419.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution 
     states that Congress has the authority to ``regulate Commerce 
     with foreign nations, and among the several states.''
            By Mr. BARTON:
       H.R. 2420.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution 
     states that Congress has the authority to ``regulate Commerce 
     with foreign nations, and among the several states.''
            By Mr. BARTON:
       H.R. 2421.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution 
     states that Congress has the authority to ``regulate Commerce 
     with foreign nations, and among the several states.''
           By Mr. SHIMKUS:
       H.R. 2422.
       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 Mr. SHIMKUS:
       H.R. 2423.
       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 Mr. SHIMKUS:
       H.R. 2424.
       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 Mr. SHIMKUS:
       H.R. 2425.
       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 Mr. SHIMKUS:
       H.R. 2426.
       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 Mr. SHIMKUS:
       H.R. 2427.
       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 Mr. SHIMKUS:
       H.R. 2428.
       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 Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 2429.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause I of Section VIII of Article I.
            By Mr. LOWENTHAL:
       H.R. 2430.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution
       ``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. AGUILAR:
       H.R. 2431.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 and Clause 18 of Section 8, of 
     Article 1 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. BEYER:
       H.R. 2432.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 or Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution
            By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 2433.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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. BLACK:
       H.R. 2434.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 2435.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 2436.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 2437.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. COLLINS of New York:
       H.R. 2438.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution
           By Mr. COLLINS of New York:
       H.R. 2439.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution
           By Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina:
       H.R. 2440.
       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, Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri:
       H.R. 2441.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8
       ``. . . and provide for the . . . general welfare of the 
     United States . . .''
       ``. . . to make all Laws which shall be necessary and 
     proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers . . 
     .''
       This legislation seeks to award the Congressional gold 
     medal, collectively, to the 1st American Volunteer Group of 
     the Chinese Air Force.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 2442.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. Sec. 1 and 8.
           By Mr. GUTHRIE:
       H.R. 2443.
       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; 
     but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States;
       . . .
       To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
       . . .
       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. GUTHRIE:
       H.R. 2444.
       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; 
     but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States;
       . . .
       To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
       . . .
       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. GUTHRIE:
       H.R. 2445.
       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; 
     but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States;
       . . .
       To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
       . . .
       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. GUTHRIE:
       H.R. 2446.
       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; 
     but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States;
       . . .
       To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
       . . .
       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. HARRIS:
       H.R. 2447.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8
           By Mr. HARRIS:
       H.R. 2448.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8
           By Mr. LEWIS:
       H.R. 2449.
       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 of the United States Constitution 
     and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and 
     interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.
           By Mr. TED LIEU of California:
       H.R. 2450.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution, 
     Congress has the power to collect taxes and expend funds to 
     provide for the general welfare of the United States. 
     Congress may also make laws that are necessary and proper for 
     carrying into execution their powers enumerated under Article 
     I.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 2451.
       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 Mr. LONG:
       H.R. 2452.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution, which 
     states ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper 
     in the Government of the United States or in any Department 
     or Officer thereof.''
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2453.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clauses 14 and 18 of section 8 of article I of the 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. PERRY:
       H.R. 2454.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 2455.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 2456.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Ms. PLASKETT:
       H.R. 2457.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 (General Welfare Clause)
       Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2 (Territories Clause)
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper 
     Clause)
           By Mr. RICHMOND:
       H.R. 2458.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional authority for this bill stems from 
     Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 2459.
       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 of the United States Constitution 
     and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and 
     interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.
           By Mr. ZELDIN:
       H.R. 2460.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.

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