[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 444-445]
[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. HUDSON:
       H.R. 4365.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Per the Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution, Congress 
     shall have the power to regulate Commerce with foreign 
     nations and among the several states.
           By Mr. VALADAO:
       H.R. 4366.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the 
     United States.
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 4367.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, which states that Congress 
     shall have the power ``to regulate commerce with foreign 
     nations, and among the several states . . .''
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 4368.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, which states that Congress 
     shall have the power ``to regulate commerce with foreign 
     nations, and among the several states . . .''
           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H.R. 4369.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution, specifically clause 1 and clause 18.
           By Ms. BORDALLO:
       H.R. 4370.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted Congress 
     under Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. BUCK:
       H.R. 4371.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The principal constitutional authority for this legislation 
     is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States (the appropriation power), which states: 
     ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . . .''
       In addition, clause 1, section 8 of Article I of the United 
     States Constitution of the United States which states: ``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 . . 
     .''
       Together, these specific constitutional provisions 
     establish the congressional power of the purse, granting 
     Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine 
     their purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to set 
     forth terms and conditions governing their use.
           By Mr. COLLINS of New York:
       H.R. 4372.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8
           By Miss RICE of New York:
       H.R. 4373.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H.R. 4374.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8: The Congress shall have the power to 
     collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, to pay the debts 
     and provide for the common defense and the general welfare of 
     the United States.
           By Mr. ZINKE:
       H.R. 4375.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 18

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