[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 962-963]
[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 Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN:
       H.R. 4398.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. SCHIFF:
       H.R. 4399.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence is 
     constitutionally authorized under Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 3, the Commerce Clause and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18, the Necessary and Proper Clause. Additionally, the 
     Preamble to the Constitution provides support of the 
     authority to enact legislation to promote the General 
     Welfare.
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD:
       H.R. 4400.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional authority in which this bill rests is 
     the power of the Congress to regulate Commerce as enumerated 
     by Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 as applied to healthcare.
           By Mr. LOUDERMILK:
       H.R. 4401.
       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.    
           By Mr. HURD of Texas:
       H.R. 4402.
       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.
           By Mr. HURD of Texas:
       H.R. 4403.
       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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           By Ms. McSALLY:
       H.R. 4404.
       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.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 4405.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, clause 18.
           By Mr. WALBERG:
       H.R. 4406.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. KATKO:
       H.R. 4407.
       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.
           By Mr. KATKO:
       H.R. 4408.
       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.
           By Mr. CARNEY:
       H.R. 4409.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Artilce 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.
       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. COHEN:
       H.R. 4410.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. GRIFFITH:
       H.R. 4411.
       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 I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. GRIFFITH:
       H.R. 4412.
       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 8, Clause 18 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 4413.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
           By Mr. KILDEE:
       H.R. 4414.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section VIII
           By Mrs. LAWRENCE:
       H.R. 4415.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Artle I, Section 9, Clause 7
       No oney shall be drawn from the Treasury but in Consequence 
     of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and 
     Accound of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money 
     shall be published from time to time.
           By Mr. McKINLEY:
       H.R. 4416.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution: 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.
           By Mr. MOULTON:
       H.R. 4417.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4418.
       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. NORTON:
       H.R. 4419.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 17 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. POLIQUIN:
       H.R. 4420.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 grants Congress the power to 
     ``regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States.''
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 4421.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8
           By Mr. RICHMOND:
       H.R. 4422.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is introduced pursuant to the powers granted to 
     Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 7; Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 1; Article I, Section 8, Clause, 18; and 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
       Further, this statement of constitutional authority is made 
     for the sole purpose of compliance with clause 7 of Rule XII 
     of the Rules of the House of Representatives and shall have 
     no bearing on judicial review of the accompanying bill.
           By Mr. TONKO:
       H.R. 4423.
       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.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 4424.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution (clauses 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18), which 
     grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to 
     provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government 
     and regulation of the land and naval forces; to provide for 
     organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia; and to make 
     all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the foregoing 
     powers.

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