[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 5981-5982]
[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. NEUGEBAUER:
       H.R. 5223.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution, 
     under the General Welfare Clause
            By Mr. BABIN:
       H.R. 5224.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 & Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18
            By Mr. WEBER of Texas:
       H.R. 5225.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
       The Congress shall have Power to regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes.
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, 
     Duties, Imposts, and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide 
     for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United 
     States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States.
            By Mr. WALBERG:
       H.R. 5226.
       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; the power to regulate commerce among the 
     several states and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 to make 
     all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying 
     into Execution the foregoing Powers.
       The bill will prevent Executive Agencies from violating the 
     rule and spirit of the Administrative Procedures Act by 
     requiring additional transparency about public communications 
     made by the agencies; most importantly communications made 
     with the intent of artificially promoting support for pending 
     regulatory actions. Congress has the authority to limit 
     regulations by the Executive branch under its Commerce Clause 
     power and it is necessary and proper to introduce legislation 
     to effectively carryout this power.
            By Mrs. MILLER of Michigan:
       H.R. 5227.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1. Section 8. The Congress shall have Power . . . 
     To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Case whatsoever, 
     over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, 
     by Cession of particular States, and acceptance of Congress, 
     become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and 
     to exercise like Authroity over all Places purchased by the 
     Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same 
     shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, 
     dock-yards, and other needful Buildings;
            By Mr. BENISHEK:
       H.R. 5228.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       United States Constitution, Article I, Section 8.
            By Mr. TAKANO:
       H.R. 5229.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
            By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 5230.
       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. BOST:
       H.R. 5231.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 5232.
       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. MEADOWS:
       H.R. 5233.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the 
     Constitution, Congress has the authority ``to exercise 
     exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such 
     District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession 
     of particular States, and the Accpetance of Congress, become 
     the Seat of the Government of the United States . . . ''
            By Ms. JUDY CHU of California:
       H.R. 5234.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of teh United States 
     Constitution
            By Mr. DeSAULNIER:
       H.R. 5235.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Ms. ESHOO:
       H.R. 5236.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Ms. JENKINS of Kansas:
       H.R. 5237.
       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. LEWIS:
       H.R. 5238.
       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 of the United States Constitution 
     and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and 
     interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.
            By Mr. McNERNEY:
       H.R. 5239.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mrs. NOEM:
       H.R. 5240.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress shall have 
     Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, 
     to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and 
     general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, 
     Imposts, and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United 
     States;
            By Mr. RUIZ:
       H.R. 5241.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 5242.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7--``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 published from 
     time to time.''

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