[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2030-2031]
[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. ROYCE:
       H.R. 4580.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       H.R. 4581.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. DENHAM:
       H.R. 4582.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the common 
     defense and general welfare of the United States), Clause 3 
     (relating to regulating commerce with foreign nations, and 
     among the several states, and with the Indian tribes) and 
     Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary 
     and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress).

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           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 4583.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. CARTER of Texas:
       H.R. 4584.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8, ``. . . to provide the common defense 
     and general welfare of the United States''
           By Mr. CONNOLLY:
       H.R. 4585.
       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. DOLD:
       H.R. 4586.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. GIBSON:
       H.R. 4587.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 4588.
       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. MacARTHUR:
       H.R. 4589.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3, of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 4590.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 4591.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
           By Mr. NEAL:
       H.R. 4592.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8. ``The Congress shall have the power . 
     . . to coin Money, regulsate the Value thereof, and of 
     foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;''
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4593.
       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. POLIS:
       H.R. 4594.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
           By Mr. QUIGLEY:
       H.R. 4595.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution

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