[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11781-11782]
[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. BARR:
       H.R. 3084.
       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 Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 3085.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among 
     the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.)
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 3086.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 3087.
       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 Supreem Court of 
     the United States.
           By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 3088.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of, and the Sixteenth 
     Amendment to, the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. WALBERG:
       H.R. 3089.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the Constitution of the 
     United States;
       ``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.''
       The purpose of the bill is to require the Office of 
     Management and Budget to provide a more extensive account of 
     the receipts and expenditures of all current grant programs 
     to determine which programs should be closed.
           By Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California:
       H.R. 3090.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution and
       Article 1, Section 8, clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California:
       H.R. 3091.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution and
       Article 1, Section 8, clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California:
       H.R. 3092.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. GIBBS:
       H.R. 3093.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana:
       H.R. 3094.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, Clause 3, of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. SMITH of Nebraska:
       H.R. 3095.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       This bill makes changes to existing law relating to Article 
     1, Section 7 which provides that ``All bills for raising 
     Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives.''
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina:
       H.R. 3096.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution provides 
     Congress with the authority to ``make all Laws which shall be 
     necessary and proper'' to provide for the ``general Welfare'' 
     of Americans. In the Department of Education Organization Act 
     (P.L. 96-88), Congress declared that ``the establishment of a 
     Department of Education is in the public interest, will 
     promote the general welfare of the United States, will help 
     ensure that education issues receive proper treatment at the 
     Federal level, and will enable the Federal Government to 
     coordinate its education activities more effectively.'' The 
     Department of Education's mission is to ``promote student 
     achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by 
     fostering education excellence and ensuring equal access.''
           By Mr. AMASH:
       H.R. 3097.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Acticle 1, Section 8, clause 5 empowers Congress ``To coin 
     Money, [and] regulate the Value thereof.'' Congress currently 
     authorizes the minting of commemorative coins, and this bill 
     directs the proceeds of the minting.
            By Ms. HAHN:
       H.R. 3098.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: of the United 
     States Constitution, seen below, this bill falls within the 
     Constitutional Authority of the United States Congress.
       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. HARPER:
       H.R. 3099.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, clause 3
           By Mr. TOM PRICE of Georgia:
       H.R. 3100.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Consistent with the original understanding of the Commerce 
     Clause, the authority to enact this legislation is found 
     within Clause 3 of Section 8, Article 1 of the U.S. 
     Constitution. Furthermore, the treatment of Medicaid among 
     other provisions provide for the general welfare of the 
     Unites States and thereby retain authority within Clause 1 of 
     Section 8, Article of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio:
       H.R. 3101.
       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. KATKO:
       H.R. 3102.
       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; and
       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. KINZINGER of Illinois:
       H.R. 3103.
       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. LARSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 3104.
       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. LEVIN:
       H.R. 3105.
       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. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 3106.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 3107.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. PETERS:
       H.R. 3108.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. POSEY:
       H.R. 3109.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. REED:
       H.R. 3110.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I and Amendment XVI of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 3111.
       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 Ms. STEFANIK:
       H.R. 3112.
       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. WEBER of Texas:
       H.R. 3113.
       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 1 Section 1 and Article 1 Section 9. 
     ``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.'' ``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.''

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