[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2581-2582]
[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. KING of New York:
       H.R. 4660.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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.
            By Ms. FUDGE:
       H.R. 4661.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3, otherwise known as the 
     Commerce Clause.
            By Mr. ROE of Tennessee:
       H.R. 4662.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Mr. JOLLY:
       H.R. 4663.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I. Section 8
            By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 4664.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clauses 1, 3, and 18.
            By Mr. BEYER:
       H.R. 4665.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 4666.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Commerce Clause: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the 
     U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power ``to regulate 
     commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, 
     and with the Indian tribes.''
            By Mr. CLAWSON of Florida:
       H.R. 4667.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Ms. DUCKWORTH:
       H.R. 4668.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18, Section 8, Article 1 of The Constitution of the 
     United States
            By Mr. FOSTER:
       H.R. 4669.
       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, Clauses 1 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
            By Mr. HECK of Nevada:
       H.R. 4670.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2:
       ``The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all 
     needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or 
     other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in 
     this Constitutions shall be construed as to Prejudice any 
     Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.''
            By Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan:
       H.R. 4671.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3--To regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes.
       Amendment X--Nothing in the Constitution authorizes the 
     Federal government to do anything other than those things 
     enumerated (coin money, enter into treaties, conduct a 
     Census--which are inherently governmental). Thus, under 
     Amendment X, the

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     right to carry out commercial activities is reserved to the 
     States, respectively, or to the people.
            By Ms. JENKINS of Kansas:
       H.R. 4672.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8:
       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.
            By Mr. LOEBSACK:
       H.R. 4673.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution.
            By Ms. MENG:
       H.R. 4674.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
            By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4675.
       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. ROONEY of Florida:
       H.R. 4676.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8--to make rules for the Government and 
     Regulation of the land and Naval Forces.
            By Mr. ASHFORD:
       H.J. Res. 83.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V of the Constitution, that grants Congress the 
     authority, whenever two thirds of both chambers deem is 
     necessary, to propose amendments to the Constitution.
            By Mr. PERRY:
       H.J. Res. 84.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution

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