[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10159]
[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. McCARTHY:
       H.R. 5611.
       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. TOM PRICE of Georgia:
       H.R. 5612.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 7, ``The Congress shall have 
     Power to . . . Establish Post Offices and post Roads . . .'' 
     In the Constitution, the power possessed by Congress embraces 
     the regulation of the Postal System in the country. 
     Therefore, the proposed legislation in naming a post office 
     would fall under the powers granted to Congress in the 
     Constitution.
            By Ms. JENKINS of Kansas:
       H.R. 5613.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8:
       The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, 
     Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States.
            By Mr. CROWLEY:
       H.R. 5614.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
            By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 5615.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1--Section 8--Clause 3
            By Mr. NUNES:
       H.R. 5616.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States.
            By Mr. POCAN:
       H.R. 5617.
       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. TROTT:
       H.R. 5618.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.

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