[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3080]
[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. SHUSTER:
       H.R. 4721.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 1, Clause 3, and Clause 18.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 4722.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
            By Ms. JENKINS of Kansas:
       H.R. 4723.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the United States Constitution, Section 8, 
     Clause 1 (``The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect 
     Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises . . .''), and from the 
     16th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 4724.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, to ``provide for the common Defence and general 
     Welfare of the United States.''
            By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 4725.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
       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; 
     but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States;
            By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri:
       H.R. 4726.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, requires Congress to provide for the 
     common defense and the general welfare of the United States.
            By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 4727.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SMITH of Washington:
       H.R. 4728.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the constitution

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