[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5924]
[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. FORBES:
       H.R. 5203.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8, clause 4 of the Constitution provides 
     that Congress shall have power to ``establish an uniform Rule 
     of Naturalization.'' The Supreme Court has long found that 
     this provision of the Constitution grants Congress plenary 
     power over immigration policy. As the court found in Galvan 
     v. Press, 347 U.S. 522, 531 (1954) `` that the formulation of 
     policies [pertaining to the entry of aliens and the right to 
     remain here] is entrusted to Congress has become about as 
     firmly imbedded in the legislative and judicial tissues of 
     our body politic as any aspect of our government.''
            By Mr. ROSKAM:
       H.R. 5204.
       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. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 5205.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. GUINTA:
       H.R. 5206.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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. 5207.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States of America.
            By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 5208.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. McKINLEY:
       H.R. 5209.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution: The 
     Congress shall have power to lay and collect duties and to 
     regulate Commerce with foreign nations.
            By Mr. TOM PRICE of Georgia:
       H.R. 5210.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Consistent with the understanding and interpretation of the 
     Commerce Clause, Congress has the authority to enact this 
     legislation in accordance with Clause 3 of Section 8, Article 
     1 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. EMMER of Minnesota:
       H.R. 5211.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, 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. RUSH:
       H.R. 5212.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. 8, cl. 3.: ``To regulate commerce 
     with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with 
     the Indian tribes.''
            By Mr. SMITH of Nebraska:
       H.R. 5213.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 3 (related to regulation of commerce 
     among the several states).
            By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 5214.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 2
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Ms. ADAMS:
       H.R. 5215.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, to regulate the commerce with foreign 
     Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian 
     Tribes.
            By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
       H.R. 5216.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
            By Mr. COSTA:
       H.R. 5217.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the 
     United States
            By Mr. DeSANTIS:
       H.R. 5218.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Consitution, 
     Specifically Clause l (relating to providing for the general 
     welfare of the United States) and Clause 18 (relating to the 
     power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out 
     the powers vested in Congress)
            By Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER:
       H.R. 5219.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. HIMES:
       H.R. 5220.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the United States Constitution and its 
     subsequent amendments, and further clarified and interpreted 
     by the Supreme Court of the United States.
            By Ms. MOORE:
       H.R. 5221.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
            By Mr. RATCLIFFE:
       H.R. 5222.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution of the 
     United States pertaining to the regulation of commerce with 
     foreign nations.

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