[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 1355-1356]
[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. PASCRELL:
       H.R. 4460.
       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. TOM PRICE of Georgia:
       H.R. 4461.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The authority enumerated in clause 18 of Section 8 of 
     Article 1 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 4462.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 (relating to the power of Congress 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 Ms. ESTY:
       H.R. 4463.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 4464.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
           By Mr. DENHAM:
       H.R. 4465.
       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 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 clause 17 (relating to 
     authority over district as the seat of government), 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. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 4466.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 4467.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause I
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 4468.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1: ``to provide for . . . the 
     general Welfare of the United States;''
           By Mr. PAULSEN:
       H.R. 4469.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 (to lay and collect taxes) 
     and Clause 18 (necessary and proper)
           By Mr. KILDEE:
       H.R. 4470.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 4471.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Indiana:
       H.R. 4472.
       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. GOSAR:
       H.R. 4473.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (the Property Clause).
       Under this clause, Congress has the power to dispose of and 
     make all needful rules and regulations respecting the 
     territory or other property belonging to the United States. 
     By virtue of this enumerated power, Congress has governing 
     authority over the lands, territories, or other property of 
     the United States- and with this authority Congress is vested 
     with the power to all owners in fee, the ability to sell, 
     lease, dispose, exchange, convey, or simply preserve land. 
     The Supreme Court has described this enumerated grant as one 
     ``without limitation'' Kleppe v New Mexico, 426 U.S. 529, 
     542-543 (1976) (``And while the furthest reaches of the power 
     granted by the Property Clause have not been definitely 
     resolved, we have repeatedly observed that the power over the 
     public land thus entrusted to Congress is without 
     limitation.'')
       Historically, the federal government transferred ownership 
     of federal property to either private ownership or the states 
     in order to pay off large Revolutionary War debts and to 
     assist with the development of infrastructure. The transfers 
     codified by this legislation are thus constitutional.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM:
       H.R. 4474.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Ms. ADAMS:
       H.R. 4475.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8: 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, or in any 
     Department or Officer thereof.
           By Mr. BLUM:
       H.R. 4476.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 6, Clause 1
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. CLAWSON of Florida:
       H.R. 4477.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 4478.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 12-14: To raise and support 
     Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be 
     for a longer Term than two Years; To provide and maintain a 
     Navy; To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the 
     land and naval Forces
           By Mr. KILDEE:
       H.R. 4479.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. LOWENTHAL:
       H.R. 4480.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 4481.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I.
           By Ms. McSALLY:
       H.R. 4482.
       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 defense and 
     general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts 
     and excises shall be uniform throught the United States.
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18--To make 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. PEARCE:
       H.R. 4483.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Miss RICE of New York:
       H.R. 4484.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, 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 defense and 
     general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts 
     and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;''
       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. ROE of Tennessee:
       H.R. 4485.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional power of congress to regulate commerce 
     in and among the states, as enumerate in Article 1, Section 
     8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. WENSTRUP:
       H.R. 4486.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 6, Clause 1


       

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