[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2771]
[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. McHENRY:
       H.R. 4715.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: ``To regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes.''
       Because the federal government has extended Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 3 beyond its intended boundaries, it 
     follows that efforts to rein in excessive federal government 
     encroachment in this area can be justified by Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 3.
           By Mrs. BEATTY:
       H.R. 4716.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 4717.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 9 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 Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 4718.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, the Commerce Clause
           By Mr. McNERNEY:
       H.R. 4719.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 4720.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4--``To establish an uniform 
     Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of 
     Bankruptcies throughout the United States''

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