[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15830-15831]
[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. SANCHEZ:
       H.R. 4006.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 18:
       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. DENT:
       H.R. 4007.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section VIII
            By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 4008.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The principal constitutional authority for this legislation 
     is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States (the appropriation power), which states: 
     ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law. . . .'' In 
     addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the 
     Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress 
     shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States. 
     . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions 
     establish the congressional power of the purse, granting 
     Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine 
     their purpose, amount, and period of

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     availability, and to set forth terms and conditions governing 
     their use.
            By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 4009.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17, giving Congress exclusive 
     jurisdiction over the District of Columbia. That clause was 
     cited as the authority for the government's ability to accept 
     the original Smithson donation and the creation of the 
     Smithsonian Institution via the Act of August 10, 1846.
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, the Necessary and Proper 
     clause, which provides the power to enact legislation 
     necessary to effectuate one of the earlier enumerated powers, 
     such as the authority granted in Clause 17 above.
            By Mr. ISSA:
       H.R. 4010.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 9; Article III, Section 1; and 
     Article III, Section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution, which 
     grant Congress authority to over the federal courts. In 
     addition, the Necessary and Proper Clause of Article I, 
     section 8 grants Congress the authority to issue subpoenas 
     incident to its legislative power and require compliance with 
     such subpoenas.
            By Mr. UPTON:
       H.R. 4011.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3, To Regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the severat States and with the 
     Indian Tribes.
            By Mr. SCHNEIDER:
       H.R. 4012.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 4013.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 7 of Section 9 of Article 1 states ``No Money shall 
     be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of 
     Appropriations made by Law . . .''
            By Mr. CICILLINE:
       H.R. 4014.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. DUFFY:
       H.R. 4015.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 1 (relating to the general 
     welfare of the United States); and Article I, section 8, 
     clause 3 (relating to the power to regulate interstate 
     commerce).
            By Mr. GALLEGO:
       H.R. 4016.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Mr. GOTTHEIMER:
       H.R. 4017.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the power of Congress to ``provide for the common Defence'', 
     ``to raise and support Armies'', and ``to make Rules for the 
     Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces'' as 
     enumerated in Article I, section 8 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI:
       H.R. 4018.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, subsection 3:
       To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
            By Mr. TED LIEU of California:
       H.R. 4019.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 1; and
       Article I, Section 8, clause 18
            By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:
       H.R. 4020.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Mr. PERRY:
       H.R. 4021.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. REICHERT:
       H.R. 4022.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to Clause I of Section 8 of Article I of the 
     United States Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United 
     States Constitution, specifically clause 1 (relating to 
     providing for the general welfare of the United States) and 
     clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary 
     and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress), 
     and Article IV, section 3, clause 2 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and 
     regulations respecting the territory or other property 
     belonging to the United States).
            By Mr. RYAN of Ohio:
       H.R. 4023.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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 Ms. SPEIER:
       H.R. 4024.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article 1, Section 8 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mrs. TORRES:
       H.R. 4025.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: of the United 
     States Constitution, seen below, this bill falls within the 
     Constitutional Authority of the United States Congress.
       Article 1: 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. VARGAS:
       H.R. 4026.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       (1) To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among 
     the several States, and with the Indian Tribes, as enumerated 
     in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution; 
     and
       (2) 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 Mrs. WAGNER:
       H.R. 4027.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, To regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian 
     Tribes.

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