[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16320]
[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. JENKINS of West Virginia:
       H.R. 4090.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. DUNN:
       H.R. 4091.
       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. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 4092.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4
            By Mr. BROWN of Maryland:
       H.R. 4093.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18)
            By Mr. HIGGINS of New York:
       H.R. 4094.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Mr. LYNCH:
       H.R. 4095.
       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. MENG:
       H.R. 4096.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
            By Mr. NEAL:
       H.R. 4097.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SCHNEIDER:
       H.R. 4098.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
            By Mr. BRAT:
       H.J. Res. 119.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V of the Constitution states that ``The Congress, 
     whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, 
     shall propose Amendments to this Constitution . . .'' This 
     joint resolution is submitted for Congress to consider 
     whether it is necessary to amend the Constitution to include 
     it.

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