[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11408]
[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. SMITH of Texas:
       H.R. 3033.
       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 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. BUTTERFIELD:
       H.R. 3034.
       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, Clauses 1 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Mr. ELLISON:
       H.R. 3035.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.
            By Mr. MacARTHUR:
       H.R. 3036.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2
            By Mr. REED:
       H.R. 3037.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 3038.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the 
     United States Constitution.
            By Mr. BROOKS of Alabama:
       H.R. 3039.
       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 Defence and 
     general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, 
     Imposts, and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United 
     States;
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 3040.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. CARDENAS:
       H.R. 3041.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 3042.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 3043.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. 8.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 3044.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I
           By Mr. McNERNEY:
       H.R. 3045.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 3046.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article XVI of the Constitution--Congress shall have power 
     to lay and collect taxes on incomes . . .
            By Mr. ROUZER:
       H.R. 3047.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       The Congress shall have the Power to lay and collect Taxes, 
     Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debt 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.

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