[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15733]
[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. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 3989.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, in that the legislation exercises legislative 
     power granted to Congress by that clause ``to provide for the 
     common Defence and general Welfare of the United States.''
       Article I, Section 8, clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution, in that the legislation exercises legislative 
     power granted to Congress by that clause ``to regulate 
     Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, 
     and with the Indian tribes.''
       Article I, Section 8, clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution, in that the legislation exercises legislative 
     power granted to Congress by that clause ``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.''
       Article III of the United States Constitution, in that the 
     legislation defines or affects powers of the Judiciary that 
     are subject to legislation by Congress.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah:
       H.R. 3990.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, clause 2
       Article I, Section 8, clause 18
           By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:
       H.R. 3991.
       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. NOEM:
       H.R. 3992.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 1 of the Constitution of the 
     United States
           By Mrs. RADEWAGEN:
       H.R. 3993.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. TONKO:
       H.R. 3994.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause I, it provides 
     Congress with the power to ``lay and collect Taxes, Duties, 
     Imposts and Execises'' in order to provide for the . . . 
     general Welfare of the United States''

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