[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 10613-10615]
[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. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 2886.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, clause 3, the Commerce Clause
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 2887.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution relating to 
     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)
           By Mr. BARTON:
       H.R. 2888.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution
           Mr. LEVIN:
       H.R. 2889.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. HULTGREN:
       H.R. 2890.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, as this legislation 
     regulates commerce between the states.
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, providing Congress with 
     the authority to enact legislation necessary to execute one 
     of its enumerated powers, such as Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 3.
           By Mr. MOOLENAAR:
       H.R. 2891.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States 
     Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. MOOLENAAR:
       H.R. 2892.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution, which gives Congress the power ``to regulate 
     commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, 
     and with the Indian tribes.''
           By Mr. MacARTHUR:
       H.R. 2893.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3, of the Constitution
           By Ms. ESTY:
       H.R. 2894.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 18 of section 8 of article 1 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. POMPEO:
       H.R. 2895.
       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 Defense and general Welfare of the United States; 
     but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States.
            By Mr. TIPTON:
       H.R. 2896.
       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.''
            By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia:
       H.R. 2897.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, clause 3, the Commerce Clause
           By Mr. VALADAO:
       H.R. 2898.
       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. McCAUL:
       H.R. 2899.
       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. REICHERT:
       H.R. 2900.
       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 1, 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 Artcile IV, section 3, clause 2 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and 
     regulations respoecting the territory or other property 
     belonging to the United States).
            By Mr. ROSS:
       H.R. 2901.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 1; and Article I, section 8, 
     clause 3
            By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California:
       H.R. 2902.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article One, section 8, clause 18:
       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 of Officer thereof
            By Mr. PAULSEN:
       H.R. 2903.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Ms. JENKINS of Kansas:
       H.R. 2904.
       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, clause 
     three; to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among 
     the several states, and with the Indian tribes.
            By Mr. BABIN:
       H.R. 2905.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. O'ROURKE:
       H.R. 2906.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
       The Congress shall have Power***To make all Laws which 
     shall be necessary and proper for carrying into the Execution 
     the foregoing Powers, and all the Powers vested by the 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H.R. 2907.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Article I, Section VIII.
            By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 2908.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Ms. SINEMA:
       H.R. 2909.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
       Article IV, Section 3
            By Mr. GOSAR:
       H.R. 2910.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (the Property Clause) which 
     give Congress the power to make all needful rules and 
     regulations respecting the territory or other property 
     belonging to the United States. In Kleppe v. New Mexico, 426 
     U.S.592 (1976), the Congress was found to have sufficient 
     power to regulate the activity of animals on public lands; 
     and
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Commerce Clause) which 
     gives Congres the power to regulate commerce among the 
     states. If the matter in question is not purely a local 
     matter (intra-state) or if it has an impact on interstate 
     commerce, it falls within the Congressional power to regulate 
     interstate commerce. National Federation of Independent 
     Business v. Sebelius, 567 U.S._(2012).
            By Mr. BOUSTANY:
       H.R. 2911.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3--Business/Labor Regulation--
     The Congress shall have Power * * * To regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 2912.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, which states 
     that ``Congress shall have the power to . . . coin money, 
     regulate the value thereof . . .''.
            By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 2913.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, which states 
     that ``Congress shall have the power to . . . coin money, 
     regulate the value thereof . . .''.
           By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:
       H.R. 2914.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section VIII
            By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:
       H.R. 2915.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. CICILLINE:
       H.R. 2916.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
           Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. CICILLINE:
       H.R. 2917.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. CURBELO of Florida:
       H.R. 2918.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1, Section 8, Article 1
       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
           By Ms. DeGETTE:
       H.R. 2919.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically clause 9, which states ``The Congress shall have 
     Power . . . To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme 
     Court.''
       Article III, Section 1 states that ``The judicial Power of 
     the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and 
     in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time 
     ordain and establish.''
            By Mr. FITZPATRICK:
       H.R. 2920.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution 
     gives Congress the power ``to regulate commerce with foreign 
     nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian 
     tribes.''
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 2921.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18
            By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona:
       H.R. 2922.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4: To establish a uniform Rule 
     of Naturalization
            By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 2923.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution: ``The Congress shall have Power . . . to 
     regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several 
     States, and with the Indian Tribes.''
            By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 2924.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 8, cl. 3
       To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian tribes;
       U.S. Cont. art. IV, sec. 3, cl. 2, sen. a
       The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all 
     needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory of 
     other Property belonging to the United States;
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 2925.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 8, cl. 3
       To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian tribes;
       U.S. Cont. art. IV, sec. 3, cl. 2, sen. a
       The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all 
     needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory of 
     other Property belonging to the United States;
            By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 2926.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 8, cl. 3
       To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian tribes;
       U.S. Cont. art. IV, sec. 3, cl. 2, sen. a
       The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all 
     needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory of 
     other Property belonging to the United States;
            By Mr. HECK of Nevada:
       H.R. 2927.
       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. HILL:
       H.R. 2928.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 7: ``The Congress shall have 
     power . . . to establish post offices and post roads''
            By Mr. HURT of Virginia:
       H.R. 2929.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution
            By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 2930.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the powers granted to the 
     Congress by Article 1, Sec. 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. KILMER:
       H.R. 2931.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution granting 
     Congress the authority to make laws governing the time, 
     place, and manner of holding Federal elections
           By Mr. KIND:
       H.R. 2932.
       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. LARSEN of Washington:
       H.R. 2933.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       As described in Article 1, Section 1 ``all legislative 
     powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the 
     United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of 
     Representatives.''
           By Mr. TED LIEU of California:
       H.R. 2934.
       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. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 2935.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           Ms. MENG:
       H.R. 2936.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. NUNES:
       H.R. 2937.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of section 8 of Article I of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. PERLMUTTER:
       H.R. 2938.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 2939.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3
       The Congress shall have Power * * * to regulate commerce 
     with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with 
     the Indian tribes.
           By Mr. REICHERT:
       H.R. 2940.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Amendment XVI to the Constitution of the United States: 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 Mr. ROE of Tennessee:
       H.R. 2941.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 2942.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4--``To establish an uniform 
     Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of 
     Bankruptcies throughout the United States''
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 2943.
       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. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 2944.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution
           By Mr. WELCH:
       H.R. 2945.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The 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. WILLIAMS:
       H.R. 2946.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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.

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