[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5503]
[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. REED:
       H.R. 5167.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. UPTON:
       H.R. 5168.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority for this bill is pursuant to 
     Article I, Section 8. ``The Congress shall have the power .  
     .  . to coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of 
     foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and measures;''
            By Mr. BUCHANAN:
       H.R. 5169.
       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. YOUNG of Indiana:
       H.R. 5170.
       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. ROSKAM:
       H.R. 5171.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to Article I, Section 8, which states ``The Congress shall 
     have Power To lay and collect Taxes,'' and Article I, Section 
     7, which states ``All Bills for raising Revenue shall 
     originate in the House of Representatives.''
           By Mr. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 5172.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. TAKAI:
       H.R. 5173.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section VIII of the United States Consitution

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