[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9641-9642]
[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. JOHNSON of Georgia:
       H.R. 2767.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3.
            By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 2768.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitution of the United States provides clear 
     authority for Congress to pass tax legislation. Article I of 
     the Constitution, in detailing Congressional authority, 
     provides that ``Congress shall have Power to lay and collect 
     Taxes . . .'' (Section 8, Clause 1). This legislation is 
     introduced pursuant to that grant of authority.
            By Mr. FINCHER:
       H.R. 2769.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Miss RICE of New York:
       H.R. 2770.
       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. BURGESS:
       H.R. 2771.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section VIII, clause 1 enumerates that, ``The 
     Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, 
     imposts and excises . . .'' Further, Amendment XVI states 
     that ``The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes 
     on incomes, from whatever source derived, without 
     apportionment among the several states, and without regard to 
     any census or enumeration.''
            By Ms. GRANGER:
       H.R. 2772.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The principal constitutional authority for this legislation 
     is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States (the appropriation power), which states. 
     ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . .'' In 
     addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the 
     Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress 
     shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . 
     . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions 
     establish the congressional power of the purse, granting 
     Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine 
     their purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to set 
     forth terms and conditions governing their use.
            By Mrs. BEATTY:
       H.R. 2773.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. BUCHANAN:
       H.R. 2774.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ:
       H.R. 2775.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution, Article 
     I, Section 8.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 2776.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution, which reads ``The Congress shall have Power To 
     regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several 
     States, and with Indian Tribes.''
           By Mr. KING of Iowa:
       H.R. 2777.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1; Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18
           By Mr. KING of Iowa:
       H.R. 2778.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Congress' powers granted 
     under article I of the United States Constitution, including 
     the legislative vesting clause of article I, section 1; the 
     power granted to each House of Congress under article I, 
     section 5, clause 2; and the power granted to Congress under 
     article I, section 8, clause 18.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2779.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The general welfare clause of section 8 of article 1 of the 
     U.S. Constitution.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2780.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The general welfare clause of section 8 of article 1 of the 
     U.S. Constitution.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2781.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The general welfare clause of section 8 of article 1 of the 
     U.S. Constitution.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2782.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The general welfare clause of section 8 of article 1 of the 
     U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 2783.
       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. RYAN of Ohio:
       H.R. 2784.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The above mentioned legislation is based upon the following 
     Section 8 statement:
       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. RYAN of Ohio:
       H.R. 2785.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The above mentioned legislation is based upon the following 
     Section 8 statement:
       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. VELA:
       H.R. 2786.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The U.S. Constitution including Article 1, Section 8.

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           By Mr. ZINKE:
       H.R. 2787.
       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.''


     

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