[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9857]
[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. ELLISON:
       H.R. 2798.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to clause 7 of Rule XII of the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives, the following statement is submitted 
     regarding the specific powers granted to Congress in the 
     Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint 
     resolution. Congress has the power to enact this legislation 
     pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the 
     Constitution of the United States, which states:
       The Congress shall have the 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 Mr. GRIFFITH:
       H.R. 2799.
       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.
            By Mr. WALBERG:
       H.R. 2800.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution of the 
     United States; the power to regulate commerce among the 
     several states.
       The purpose of the bill is to amend the Civil Rights Act of 
     1964 to provide protections against pregnancy discrimination 
     in the workplace, and for other purposes.
            By Mr. BABIN:
       H.R. 2801.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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 Mr. LABRADOR:
       H.R. 2802.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation has been written pursuant to protections 
     guaranteed by the First Amendment, which states, ``Congress 
     shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or 
     prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the 
     freedom of speech.''
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     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; but 
     all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout 
     the United States'' as outlined in Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 1 of the Constitution. Additionally, Article 1, 
     Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution 
     states, 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 Mr. ZELDIN:
       H.R. 2803.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 2804.
       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; and
       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
           By Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana:
       H.R. 2805.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to Article I, Section 8 of the Constittuion of 
     the United States
            By Mr. CARSON of Indiana:
       H.R. 2806.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to Clause 1 of section 8 of , Article I of the Constitution.
            By Mr. CRAWFORD:
       H.R. 2807.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 1 and 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the 
     Constitution of the United States.
            By Mr. DEUTCH:
       H.R. 2808.
       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. DOLD:
       H.R. 2809.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 3.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK:
       H.R. 2810.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 2811.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. Sec. 1 and 8.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa:
       H.R. 2812.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. PETERS:
       H.R. 2813.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. ROE of Tennessee:
       H.R. 2814.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The United States Constitution Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 2815.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States of America
           By Mr. SIMPSON:
       H.R. 2816.
       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 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. TURNER:
       H.R. 2817.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8; and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 
     of the Constitution of the United States of America

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