[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7123]
[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. DUFFY:
       H.R. 5311.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. LaHOOD:
       H.R. 5312.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18:
       The Congress shall have power 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 of Officer thereof.
            By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 5313.
       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 which states, ``No Money shall be drawn 
     from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made 
     by Law . . .'' and clause 3 of section 8 of Article I, which 
     provides that, Congress shall have power to ``regulate 
     Commerce with foreign Nations, and among several States, and 
     with the Indian Tribes.'' In addition, clause 1 of section 8 
     of Article I provides that ``Congress shall have the Power . 
     . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and 
     general Welfare of the United States . . .'' and clause 18 of 
     section 8 of Article I that states that Congress shall have 
     power 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 . . .'' Together, these specific 
     constitutional provisions establish the congressional power 
     to establish and appropriate funds, to determine its purpose, 
     amount, period of availability, means of access, and to set 
     forth terms and conditions governing its use.
            By Mr. DeSAULNIER:
       H.R. 5314.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. GUTHRIE:
       H.R. 5315.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution, in that the legislation exercises legislative 
     power granted to Congress by that clause ``to regulate 
     Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, 
     and with Indian tribes.''
            By Mr. HUFFMAN:
       H.R. 5316.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the United States 
     Constitution: The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and 
     make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the 
     Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; 
     and nothing in this Constitution shall be son construed as to 
     Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any 
     particular State.
            By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 5317.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       the United States Constitution Article I, Section 8.
            By Mr. POMPEO:
       H.R. 5318.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution, in that the legislation exercises legislative 
     power granted to Congress by that clause ``to regulate 
     Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, 
     and with Indian tribes.''
            By Mr. WALKER:
       H.R. 5319.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of Rule XIII of the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives, the Committee finds the 
     Constitutional authority for this legislation in Article I, 
     Section 1, Clause 1 and Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7.

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