[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9544-9545]
[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. FARENTHOLD:
       H.R. 2745.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution, in that the legislation exercises legislative 
     power granted to Congress by that clause ``to regulate 
     Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, 
     and with Indian tribes,'' Article I, Section 8, clause 18 of 
     the United States Constitution, in that the legislation 
     exercises legislative power granted to Congress by that 
     clause ``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,'' 
     and, Article III of the United States Constitution, in that 
     the legislation defines or affects powers of the Judiciary 
     that are subject to legislation by Congress.
            By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 2746.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority to lay and collect Taxes, 
     Duties, Imposts and Excises as enumerated in Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. McGOVERN:
       H.R. 2747.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1; Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 14; and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 2748.
       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 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 . 
     . .
            By Mr. VALADAO:
       H.R. 2749.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of section 8 and clause 7 of section 9 
     of article I, of the Constitution of the United States.
            By Mr. KATKO:
       H.R. 2750.
       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'' and
       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. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 2751.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which gives Congress the 
     power ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper 
     for carrying into Execution the foregoing powers.''
            By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 2752.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1, Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States 
     Constitution which reads: ``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 and Imposts and 
     Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.''
            By Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia:
       H.R. 2753.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution that 
     states that Congress shall have Power ``To regulate Commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several States . . .''
           By Mr. REED:
       H.R. 2754.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 and Amendment XVI of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Mr. CARDENAS:
       H.R. 2755.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution, to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and 
     among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.
            By Mr. ABRAHAM:
       H.R. 2756.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The authority to enact this legislation is found within 
     Clause 3 of Section 8, Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. BABIN:
       H.R. 2757.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7: No Money shall be drawn 
     from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made 
     by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts 
     and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from 
     time to time.
            By Mr. BOUSTANY:
       H.R. 2758.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 4 and 18
            By Mr. GIBSON:
       H.R. 2759.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of section 8 of article 1.
            By Mr. GOSAR:
       H.R. 2760.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation is constitutionally appropriate pursuant 
     to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Commerce Clause) which 
     grants Congress the power ``to regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian 
     Tribes'' and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (the Property 
     Clause) which states ``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''.
       The Supreme Court, in Worcester v. Georgia (1832), reasoned 
     that Indian Nations have always been considered as distinct, 
     independent political communities, as the undisputed 
     possessors of the soil, from time immemorial.
       Thus, conducting a review of the Congress' trust 
     relationship with American Indian tribes is permitted by the 
     Constitution and confirmed by the courts..
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 2761.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Sanctity of Life Act is authorized by Article 1, 
     Section 8 and Article 3, Section 1 which gives the Congress 
     power to establish and limit the jurisdiction of lower 
     federal courts as well as Article III, Section 2 which gives 
     Congress the power to make exceptions to Supreme Court 
     regulations.
            By Mr. McNERNEY:
       H.R. 2762.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. McNERNEY:
       H.R. 2763.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD:
       H.R. 2764.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 2765.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7--``No money shall be drawn 
     from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made 
     by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts 
     and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from 
     time to time.''
            By Ms. SPEIER:
       H.R. 2766.

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       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.

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