[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15723-15724]
[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 Ms. DelBENE:
       H.R. 3963.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
            By Mr. ROE of Tennessee:
       H.R. 3964.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1, with respect to the power 
     to ``lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises,'' 
     and to provide for the ``general Welfare of the United 
     States.''
            By Mr. RUTHERFORD:
       H.R. 3965.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. PALMER:
       H.R. 3966.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2--The Congress shall have 
     Power to dispose of and make allneedful Rules and Regulations 
     respecting the Territory or the other Property belonging to 
     the United States . . .''
            By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 3967.
       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. SCHNEIDER:
       H.R. 3968.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. RYAN of Ohio:
       H.R. 3969.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8: To Make 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. SCHNEIDER:
       H.R. 3970.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8
            By Ms. TENNEY:
       H.R. 3971.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 3972.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, to regulate commerce
            By Mr. DAVIDSON:
       H.R. 3973.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       . . . 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.''
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Mr. AGUILAR:
       H.R. 3974.
       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. CORREA:
       H.R. 3975.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       (1) The U.S. Constitution including Article 1, Section 8.

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            By Mr. CRAMER:
       H.R. 3976.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution
            By Mr. FASO:
       H.R. 3977.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 3978.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
            By Mr. JEFFRIES:
       H.R. 3979.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI:
       H.R. 3980.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article II, 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. McEACHIN:
       H.R. 3981.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. MESSER:
       H.R. 3982.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 3983.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 2 of section 3 of article IV of the Constitution.
            By Mr. SCHIFF:
       H.R. 3984.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence is 
     constitutionally authorized under Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 3, the Commerce Clause and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18, the Necessary and Proper Clause. Additionally, the 
     Preamble to the Constitution provides support of the 
     authority to enact legislation to promote the General 
     Welfare.
            By Mr. TROTT:
       H.R. 3985.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I section 8
            By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 3986.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . . 
     . general Welfare of the United States; . . .
       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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 3987.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . . 
     . general Welfare of the United States; . . .
       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. WALKER:
       H.R. 3988.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution

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