[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 991]
[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. SMITH of Texas:
       H.R. 589.
       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. LATTA:
       H.R. 590.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
       To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
            By Mr. BRAT:
       H.R. 591.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       American immigration law stems from Congress' powers to 
     ``establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization'' (Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 4) and to ``regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations'' (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). Only Congress has 
     the power to ``lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and 
     Excises'' (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1), and Article I, 
     Section 9, Clause 7 states that ``No Money shall be drawn 
     from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made 
     by Law,'' designating Congress as the final authority to 
     control or limit the spending of the federal government . 
     Furthermore, it is both ``necessary and proper'' (Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 18) that Congress maintain control over 
     funds through appropriations to ensure that the President 
     ``take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed'' (Article 
     II, Section 3).
            By Mr. GUTHRIE:
       H.R. 592.
       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; 
     but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States;
            By Mr. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 593.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       ARTICLE 1, SECTION 4, CLAUSE 1
            By Mr. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 594.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 595.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 596.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. DENHAM:
       H.R. 597.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 3 which grants Congress the power to 
     regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several 
     States, and with the Indian Tribes.
            By Mr. LYNCH:
       H.R. 598.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 section 8 Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.

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