[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5722-5723]
[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 Mrs. LOVE:
       H.R. 5188.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional authority in which this bill rests is in 
     the power of the Congress To regulate Commerce as enumerated 
     by Article 1, section 8 of the United States Constitution as 
     applied to providing for the general Welfare of the United 
     States through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
           By Ms. KUSTER:
       H.R. 5189.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 5190.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. DOLD:
       H.R. 5191.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause I
           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah:
       H.R. 5192.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 and Article I, Section 8
           By Ms. JENKINS of Kansas:
       H.R. 5193.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 5194.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitution of the United States provides clear 
     authority for Congress to pass tax legislation. Article I of 
     the Constitution, in detailing Congressional authority, 
     provides that ``Congress shall have Power to lay and collect 
     Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises . . .'' (Section 8, Clause 
     1). This legislation is introduced pursuant to that grant of 
     authority.
            By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 5195.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 5196.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       H.R. 5197.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 of the United States Constitution
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 5198.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, the Commerce Clause
           By Mr. MEADOWS:
       H.R. 5199.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 1 of 
     Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution, 
     which provides Congress with the ability to enact legislation 
     nessecary and proper to effectuate its purpose in taxing and 
     spending.
           By Mr. POMPEO:
       H.R. 5200.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States
           By Mr. SWALWELL of California:
       H.R. 5201.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sections 8 and 9
           By Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California:
       H.R. 5202.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 5 and Clause 18 of the United 
     States Constitution


     

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