[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12220-12221]
[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. MICA:
       H.R. 3149.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 3
           By Mr. BECERRA:
       H.R. 3150.
       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. BROOKS of Alabama:
       H.R. 3151.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
           By Mr. NOLAN:
       H.R. 3152.
       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. KNIGHT:
       H.R. 3153.
       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 18, relating to the 
     power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out 
     the powers vested in Congress.
           By Mr. MULLIN:
       H.R. 3154.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States.
            By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 3155.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
            By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 3156.
       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. ROKITA:
       H.R. 3157.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 3158.
       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. ASHFORD:
       H.R. 3159.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8. The Congress shall have the Power To 
     establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization.
            By Ms. BASS:
       H.R. 3160.
       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.
       Article. I.
       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. BOUSTANY:
       H.R. 3161.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia:
       H.R. 3162.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Ms. DUCKWORTH:
       H.R. 3163.
       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 18 of 
     the United States Constitution which gives Congress the 
     authority to ``make all Laws which shall be necessary and 
     proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and 
     all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government 
     of the United States, or in any Department or Office 
     thereof.''
            By Mr. ELLISON:
       H.R. 3164.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to Article I, Section 8 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.''
       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. GOHMERT:
       H.R. 3165.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4, US Constitution: To 
     establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws 
     on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States.
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17 US Constitution: To 
     exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over 
     such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by 
     Cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, 
     become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and 
     to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the 
     Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same 
     shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, 
     dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings;
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 3166.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. 8.
            By Mr. KATKO:
       H.R. 3167.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which states that ``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 the 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.''
            By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 3168.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 3169.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 18, section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
            By Mr. NUGENT:
       H.R. 3170.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Article I, Section 8:
       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.
            By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 3171.
       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. STEWART:
       H.R. 3172.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 4 allows that ``The United States shall 
     guarantee to every State in this union a Republican Form of 
     Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; 
     and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive 
     (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic 
     Violence.''

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