[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9959-9960]
[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. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 5587.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States
           By Mr. ABRAHAM:
       H.R. 5588.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 5589.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Commerce Clause: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the 
     U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power ``to regulate 
     commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, 
     and with the Indian tribes.''
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 5590.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8, clause 18
           By Mr. CUELLAR:
       H.R. 5591.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 7: To establish post offices 
     and post road;
           By Mr. CUMMINGS:
       H.R. 5592.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section VIII, Clause XVIII. 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 or 
     Officer thereof.
           By Mr. DELANEY:
       H.R. 5593.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK:
       H.R. 5594.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
           By Mr. HUFFMAN:
       H.R. 5595.
       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 Office thereof.
           By Mr. HULTGREN:
       H.R. 5596.
       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. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 5597.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. KEATING:
       H.R. 5598.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. KEATING:
       H.R. 5599.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. KNIGHT:
       H.R. 5600.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Ms. KUSTER:
       H.R. 5601.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 3: To regulate Commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with 
     the Indian Tribes
           By Mr. LYNCH:
       H.R. 5602.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 section 8 Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. LYNCH:
       H.R. 5603.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 section 8 Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. MULLIN:
       H.R. 5604.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mrs. NOEM:
       H.R. 5605.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. PITTENGER:
       H.R. 5606.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
           By Mr. PITTENGER:
       H.R. 5607.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
           By Mr. ROSKAM:
       H.R. 5608.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: ``The Congress hsall have 
     the power to regulate commerce with foreign Nations, and 
     among the several sttes, and with the Indian Tribes.''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: ``The Congress shall have 
     the 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 ofthe United States, or in any Department or 
     Officer therof.''
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 5609.
       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.''
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California:
       H.R. 5610.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. 1


       

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