[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3578-3579]
[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. HOLDING:
       H.R. 4825.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. OLSON:
       H.R. 4826.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia:
       H.R. 4827.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Necessary and Proper Clause, clause 18 of section 8 of 
     Article I of the Constitution; and the Commerce Clause, 
     clause 3 of section 8 of Article I of the Constitution
           By Mr. FLEMING:
       H.R. 4828.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill makes specific changes to existing law in a 
     manner that provides conscience protections in accord with 
     the 1st Amendment of the United States Constitution. Further, 
     this bill creates a private right of action in federal court 
     in accord with Clause 9 of Section 8 of Article I and Clause 
     18, Section 8 of Article I, of the United States 
     Constitution. Similarly, this bill provides for preventing 
     disbursement of all or a portion of certain Federal financial 
     assistance in accord with Clause 1, Section 8 Article 1.
           By Mr. CARDENAS:
       H.R. 4829.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 1 and 8 of Section 8 of Article I of the 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 4830.
       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. HILL:
       H.R. 4831.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. BOUSTANY:
       H.R. 4832.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3--Business/Labor Regulation--
     The Congress shall have

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     Power * * * To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and 
     among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.
           By Mr. CARSON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4833.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 and clause 18 of Article I of section 8 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA:
       H.R. 4834.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 3 of section 8 of article 1 of the Constitution
           By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 4835.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, Clause 18.
           By Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan:
       H.R. 4836.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, that no money shall be drawn from the 
     Treasury but in consequence of Appropriations made by Law, 
     and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and 
     Expenditures of all public Money shall be made from time to 
     time.
            By Mr. RUIZ:
       H.R. 4837.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. RUSSELL:
       H.R. 4838.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 4839.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Amendment IV: The right of the people to be secure in their 
     persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable 
     searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants 
     shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or 
     affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be 
     searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
           By Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN:
       H.R. 4840.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8

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