[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6067-6068]
[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. ROGERS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 5243.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The principal constitutional authority for this legislation 
     is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States (the appropriation power), which states: 
     ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . . .'' In 
     addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the 
     Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress 
     shall have the Power . . . to pay the

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     Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare 
     of the United States . . . .'' Together, these specific 
     constitutional provisions establish the congressional power 
     of the purse, granting Congress the authority to appropriate 
     funds, to determine their purpose, amount, and period of 
     availability, and to set forth terms and conditions governing 
     their use.
            By Mr. KNIGHT:
       H.R. 5244.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution, specifically clause 18, relating to the 
     power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out 
     the powers vested in Congress.
            By Mr. PASCRELL:
       H.R. 5245.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. WEBER of Texas:
       H.R. 5246.
       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.
            By Mr. GARAMENDI:
       H.R. 5247.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8, clause 18
            By Mr. BISHOP of Georgia:
       H.R. 5248.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 5249.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional authority in which this bill rests is 
     the power of the Congress to regulate Commerce, as enumerated 
     by Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. DELANEY:
       H.R. 5250.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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 
     necessary and proper to effectuate its purposes in taxing and 
     spending.
           By Ms. ESTY:
       H.R. 5251.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.
            By Mr. HURD of Texas:
       H.R. 5252.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Sections 1 and 8 of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Mr. HURD of Texas:
       H.R. 5253.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 1; and Article 1, section 8, 
     clause 18 of the Constitution of the United States.
            By Mr. MURPHY of Florida:
       H.R. 5254.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I Section 8 of the 
     Constitution of the United States.
            By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 5255.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 3.: ``To regulate commerce with foreign 
     nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian 
     tribes.''
            By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H.R. 5256.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
            By Mr. ZINKE:
       H.R. 5257.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8: ``to provide for the common 
     Defence'', ``to raise and support Armies'', ``to provide and 
     maintain a Navy'' and ``to make Rules for the Government and 
     Regulation of the land and naval Forces''

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