[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11178-11179]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

  Pursuant to clause 7 of rule Xll 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. DOLD:
       H.R. 2990.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, to ``provide for the common Defence and general 
     Welfare of the United States
            By Mr. RENACCI:
       H.R. 2991.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, to ``provide for the common Defence and general 
     Welfare of the United States.''
            By Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana:
       H.R. 2992.
       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.
            By Ms. MATSUI:
       H.R. 2993.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. THOMPSON of California:
       H.R. 2994.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       ARTICLE I, SECTION 8, CLAUSE 6
       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. CRENSHAW:
       H.R. 2995.
       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 Mr. HARDY:
       H.R. 2996.
       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 providing for the common 
     defense and 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 I, Section 10, Clause 3 (relating to interstate 
     compacts).
            By Mr. ROSS:
       H.R. 2997.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Welfare Clause (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1); Commerce 
     Clause (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3)
           By Mr. FINCHER:
       H.R. 2998.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. TAKANO:
       H.R. 2999.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the power of Congress to make rules for the government and 
     regulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated in 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 3000.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution which 
     states ``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. WELCH:
       H.R. 3001.
       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. BARLETTA:
       H.R. 3002.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mrs. BUSTOS:
       H.R. 3003.
       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, Clause 18 of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mr. CLYBURN:
       H.R. 3004.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 3005.
       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. FLEMING:
       H.R. 3006.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause I, Congress has 
     the ability to lay and collect taxes and to provide for the 
     general welfare of the United States, and Amendment XVI.
            By Mr. GALLEGO:
       H.R. 3007.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 3008.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       section 8 of article I of the Constitution
            By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 3009.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Mr. REICHERT:
       H.R. 3010.
       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 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 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. SALMON:
       H.R. 3011.
       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. 3012.
       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. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 3013.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause I

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            By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 3014.
       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 Mrs. WAGNER:
       H.R. 3015.
       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. WENSTRUP:
       H.R. 3016.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. WILLIAMS:
       H.R. 3017.
       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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