[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 113]
[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. STUTZMAN:
        H.R. 4321.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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.''
       Article I, Section 8:
       ``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.''
       Amendment II to the U.S. Constitution:
       ``A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security 
     of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear 
     arms, shall not be infringed.''
            By Mr. KNIGHT:
       H.R. 4322.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause I of 
     Section 8 Article I of the United States Constitution, which 
     provides Congress with the ability to enact legislation 
     necessary and proper to effectuate its purposes in taxing and 
     spending.
            By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 4323.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. JEFFRIES:
       H.R. 4324.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       US Const. Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 18 (``Congress shall have the 
     power . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary and 
     proper for carrying into Execution . . . all other Powers 
     vested in this Constitution in the Government of the United 
     States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.'').
            By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 4325.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . . 
     . genera1 Welfare of the United States; . . .
       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 Ms. ADAMS:
       H.R. 4326.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . . 
     . general Welfare of the United States; . . .
       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. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4327.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution under the 
     General Welfare Clause.
           By Mr. BRIDENSTINE:
       H.R. 4328.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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.
       Article 1, Section 5, clause 2--Each House may determine 
     the Rules of its Proceedings . . .
       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 Ms. JUDY CHU of California:
       H.R. 4329.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . . 
     . general Welfare of the United States; . . .
       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 Ms. CLARKE of New York:
       H.R. 4330.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . . 
     . general Welfare of the United States; . . .
       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. HARDY:
       H.R. 4331.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. KELLY of Mississippi:
       H.R. 4332.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 1 of 
     Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution, 
     which provides Congress with the ability to enact legislation 
     necessary and proper to effectuate its purposes in taxing and 
     spending.
            By Mr. KENNEDY:
       H.R. 4333.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. TED LIEU of California:
       H.R. 4334.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8 of the U.S. Constitution
            By Mrs. LOVE:
       H.R. 4335.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       (a) Section 8, Clause 1 of Article I of the Constitution; 
     and
       (b) Section 8, Clause 3 of Article I of the Constitution.
            By Ms. McSALLY:
       H.R. 4336.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 12--``The Congress shall have 
     Power To . . . raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation 
     of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two 
     Years . . . ''
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 14--``The Congress shall have 
     Power To . . . make Rules for the Government and Regulation 
     of the land and naval Forces. . . . ''
            By Ms. MENG:
       H.R. 4337.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . . 
     . general Welfare of the United States; . . .
       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 Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4338.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 17 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
            By Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California:
       H.R. 4339.
       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 the 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.

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