[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 13320-13321]
[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. VARGAS:
       H.R. 6091.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following section of the U.S. Constitution:
       (1) To establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization, as 
     enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the U.S. 
     Constitution;
       (2) To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of 
     money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years, 
     as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 12 of the U.S. 
     Constitution;
       (3) To provide and maintain a navy, as enumerated in 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 13 of the U.S. Constitution; and
       (4) To make rules for the government and regulation of the 
     land and naval forces, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 14 of the U.S. Constitution.
       (5) 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, , 
     as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. VARGAS:
       H.R. 6092.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following section of the U.S. Constitution:
       (1) To establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization, as 
     enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the U.S. 
     Constitution;
       (2) To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of 
     money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years, 
     as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 12 of the U.S. 
     Constitution;
       (3) To provide and maintain a navy, as enumerated in 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 13 of the U.S. Constitution; and
       (4) To make rules for the government and regulation of the 
     land and naval forces, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 14 of the U.S. Constitution.
       (5) 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, , 
     as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. VARGAS:
       H.R. 6093.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following section of the U.S. Constitution:
       (1) To establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization, as 
     enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the U.S. 
     Constitution;
       (2) To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of 
     money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years, 
     as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 12 of the U.S. 
     Constitution;
       (3) To provide and maintain a navy, as enumerated in 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 13 of the U.S. Constitution; and
       (4) To make rules for the government and regulation of the 
     land and naval forces, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 14 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. WALBERG:
       H.R. 6094.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States
            By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 6095.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, 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 defense and general welfare of the United States; 
     but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States;''
       Clause 3
       ``To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the 
     several states, and with the Indian tribes;''
       Clause 8
       ``To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by 
     securing for limited times to authors and inventors the 
     exclusive right to their respective writings and 
     discoveries;''
            By Mrs. WALORSKI:
       H.R. 6096.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 6097.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4, which states that 
     ``Congress shall have the power . . . to establish a uniform 
     rule of naturalization,'' and Article I, Section 8, Clause 
     18, which states that ``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 of the 
     United States, or in any officer or department thereof.''
           By Mr. SANFORD:
       H.R. 6098.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       the Sixteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. HUFFMAN:
       H.R. 6099.
       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 otehr Powers vesteed by this 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or office thereof
           By Mr. DAVIDSON:
       H.R. 6100.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1: Since valuation rules 
     affect the collection of taxes, laws determining their use 
     are constitutional under Congressional authority to lay and 
     collect taxes.
           By Mrs. BLACK:
       H.R. 6101.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, to regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian tribes.
           By Mr. CARDENAS:
       H.R. 6102.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 6103.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution
           By Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana:
       H.R. 6104.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Art 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 6105.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article 1, Section 8, Clauses:
       1) The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the 
     common Defense and general Welfare of the United States
       3) To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian Tribes
       7) To establish Post Offices and post Roads
       18) To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper 
     for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all 
     other Powers vested in this Constitution in the Government of 
     the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
           By Ms. KUSTER:
       H.R. 6106.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution, the Taxing and Spending Clause: ``To regulate 
     Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, 
     and with the Indian Tribes . . .''
           By Mr. TED LIEU of California:
       H.R. 6107.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. LOEBSACK:
       H.R. 6108.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause I of the Constitution which 
     grants Congress the power to provide for the general Welfare 
     of the United States.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 6109.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. PERRY:
       H.R. 6110.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio:
       H.R. 6111.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       ``The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 18 of 
     Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.''
           By Mrs. TORRES:
       H.R. 6112.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN:
       H.R. 6113.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Sections 1 and 8
           By Mr. WENSTRUP:
       H.R. 6114.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 6115.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 3

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