[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3399-3400]
[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. FRANKS of Arizona:
       H.R. 4771.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, of the Constitution, which 
     grants Congress the power to provide for uniform laws that 
     remove barriers to trade and facilitate commerce nationwide; 
     and Article I, Section 8, Clause 9; Article III, Section 1, 
     Clause 1; and Article III, Section 2, Clause 2 of the 
     Constitution, which grant Congress authority over federal 
     courts.
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 4772.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. WALBERG:
       H.R. 4773.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States
           By Ms. CASTOR of Florida:
       H.R. 4774.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. OLSON:
       H.R. 4775.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution: The 
     Congress shall have power to regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian 
     Tribes.
           By Ms. DelBENE:
       H.R. 4776.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.
           By Ms. SEWELL of Alabama:
       H.R. 4777.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 7 of the United States 
     Constitution, which reads: ``The Congress shall have power . 
     . . To establish Post Offices and Post Roads''.
           By Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina:
       H.R. 4778.
       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''
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ:
       H.R. 4779.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H.R. 4780.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. DUFFY:
       H.R. 4781.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM:
       H.R. 4782.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 4783.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, cl. 2; Art. I, Sec. 8, cl. 7; Art. I, 
     Sec. 8 cl 11; and Article I, Sec. 8, cl. 12.
           By Mr. SCHRADER:
       H.R. 4784.
       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, Clause 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. PERRY:
       H.R. 4785.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, 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 of Officer thereof.
           By Mr. GOSAR:
       H.R. 4786.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (the Property Clause). 
     Under this clause, Congress has the power to dispose of and 
     make all needful rules and regulations respecting the 
     territory or other property belonging to the United States. 
     By virtue of this enumerated power, Congress has governing 
     authority over the lands, territories, or other property of 
     the United States--and with this authority Congress is vested 
     with the power to all owners in fee, the ability to sell, 
     lease, dispose, exchange, convey, or simply preserve land. 
     The Supreme Court has described this enumerated grant as one 
     ``without limitation'' Kleppe v New Mexico, 426 U.S. 529, 
     542-543 (1976) (``And while the furthest reaches of the power 
     granted by the Property Clause have not been definitely 
     resolved, we have repeatedly observed that the power over the 
     public land thus entrusted to Congress is without 
     limitation.'') Historically, the the federal government 
     transferred ownership of federal property to either private 
     ownership or the states in order to pay off large 
     Revolutionary War debts and to assist with the development of 
     infrastructure.
           By Mr. CURBELO of Florida:
       H.R. 4787.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8, clause 3
           By Ms. ADAMS:
       H.R. 4788.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8: 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 Mr. BEYER:
       H.R. 4789.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2, relating to the power of 
     Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and 
     regulations respecting the territory or other property 
     belonging to the United States.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 4790.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, 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 Mr. BRAT:
       H.R. 4791.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       American immigration law stems from Congress' power to 
     ``establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization'' (Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 4) and to ``regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations'' (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). Only Congress has 
     the power to ``lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and 
     Excises'' (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1), and Article I, 
     Section 9, Clause 1 states that ``No Money shall be drawn 
     from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made 
     by Law,'' explicitly requiring congressional authorization 
     for funds to be spent. Furthermore, it is clearly both 
     ``necessary and proper'' (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18) 
     that Congress maintain control over funds through 
     appropriations to ensure that the President ``take Care that 
     the Laws be faithfully executed'' (Article II, Section 3).
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 4792.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among 
     the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.)
       Article I; Section 8; Clause 18
       The Congress shall have Power 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 Mr. CLAWSON of Florida:
       H.R. 4793.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution

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            By Mr. CRENSHAW:
       H.R. 4794.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. CRENSHAW:
       H.R. 4795.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Ms. DUCKWORTH:
       H.R. 4796.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 14 and 18 of the United 
     States Constitution
            By Ms. DUCKWORTH:
       H.R. 4797.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 4798.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
            By Mr. JOLLY:
       H.R. 4799.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. KEATING:
       H.R. 4800.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:
       H.R. 4801.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
       H.R. 4802.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section VIII.
            By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 4803.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: the Commerce Clause
            By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 4804.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:
       H.R. 4805.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. QUIGLEY:
       H.R. 4806.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
           By Mr. RICHMOND:
       H.R. 4807.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is introduced pursuant to the powers granted to 
     Congress under the General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 
     1), the Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 3), and the 
     Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 18).
       Further, this statement of constitutional authority is made 
     for the sole purpose of compliance with clause 7 of Rule XII 
     of the Rules of the House of Representatives and shall have 
     no bearing on judicial review of the accompanying bill.
            By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 4808.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8:
       The Congress shall have power . . . 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 Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 4809.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Sections 5 and 8 of Article I of the Constitution of the 
     United States
           By Ms. STEFANIK:
       H.R. 4810.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. TAKAI:
       H.R. 4811.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. VAN HOLLEN:
       H.R. 4812.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Clause 1 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. VAN HOLLEN:
       H.R. 4813.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution
            By Mr. WITTMAN:
       H.R. 4814.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 6 of the Constitution of the United 
     States

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