[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15920-15921]
[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. 4070.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 9; Article III, Section I; 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 take actions to 
     assert and defend its legislative power in the courts.

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           By Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER:
       H.R. 4071.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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. CARBAJAL:
       H.R. 4072.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3 and Article I, Sec-
     tion 8
           By Mr. CONNOLLY:
       H.R. 4073.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 4074.
       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 I of the United States Constitution 
     and its subsequent amendments, and further clairfied and 
     interpreted by the Supremem Court of the United States.
           By Mr. NORCROSS:
       H.R. 4075.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. NORCROSS:
       H.R. 4076.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8

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