[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 246]
[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. AMASH:
       H.R. 4350.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the implied power to repeal laws that exceed 
     its constitutional authority as well as laws within its 
     constitutional authority.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 4351.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I; Section 8; Clause 1 of the Constitution states 
     that 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; 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 12: To raise and support Armies, 
     but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a 
     longer Term than two Years. Article I, Section 8, Clause 13: 
     To provide and maintain a Navy.
           By Mr. MOULTON:
       H.R. 4352.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
           By Mr. EMMER of Minnesota:
       H.R. 4353.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress is empowered to regulate interstate commerce under 
     Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
       By Mr. GOSAR:
       H.R. 4354.
       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 or Office thereof (Necessary and Proper 
     Clause)
           By Mr. HASTINGS:
       H.R. 4355.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8
           By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 4356.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 4357.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. WALBERG:
       H.R. 4358.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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.

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