[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15504]
[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. JENKINS of West Virginia:
       H.R. 6403.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. BOUSTANY:
       H.R. 6404.
       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.
           By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 6405.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 6406.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. KILMER:
       H.R. 6407.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 6408.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. MEADOWS:
       H.R. 6409.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to Article 1, Section 4, Clause I ``The Times and 
     Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, 
     shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; 
     but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such 
     Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.''
            By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 6410.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 7 of Section 9 of Article I of the Constitution
            By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 6411.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 7 of Section 9 of Article I of the Constitution
            By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 6412.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 6413.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution
            By Mr. TONKO:
       H.R. 6414.
       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 Defence and general Welfare of the United States; 
     but all Duties, Imposts, and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States.

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