[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 13786-13787]
[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

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granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill 
or joint resolution.

           By Mr. WELCH:
       H.R. 6174.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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 
     Officer thereof.
           By Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 6175.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 grants Congress the right to 
     set forth rules for Naturalization.
           By Mr. SCALISE:
       H.R. 6176.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of the Constitution gives Congress the power to 
     regulate commerce with foreign countries and among the 
     states. The Export Reform Control Act addresses the rules of 
     commerce for certain items currently on the United States 
     Munitions List, directing them to be moved to the Department 
     of Commerce's Commerce Control List.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 6177.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. FOSTER:
       H.R. 6178.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 1 and Clause 3.
           By Mr. TED LIEU of California:
       H.R. 6179.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, which grants 
     Congress the power to declare war.
           By Mrs. LOVE:
       H.R. 6180.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV Section 3 of the United States Constitution
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 6181.
       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. GIBBS:
       H.R. 6182.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 3 (related to regulation of Commerce 
     among the several States).
           By Mr. PASCRELL:
       H.R. 6183.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. DOLD:
       H.R. 6184.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.
           By Ms. CLARKE of New York:
       H.R. 6185.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the power granted to Congress under Article I of the 
     United States Constitution and its subsequent amendments, and 
     further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the 
     United States.
           By Mr. DUFFY:
       H.R. 6186.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 6187.
       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 Ms. KUSTER:
       H.R. 6188.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to provide 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)
           By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:
       H.R. 6189.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States 
     Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United States 
     Constitution.

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