[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 16558-16559]
[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. BONAMICI:
       H.R. 4115.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. DOGGETT:
       H.R. 4116.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18 of the Constitution 
     of the United States of America
            By Mr. DOGGETT:
       H.R. 4117.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1, 3 and 18 of the 
     Constitution of the United States of America
            By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 4118.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18.
            By Mr. MESSER:
       H.R. 4119.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 and Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. BERA:
       H.R. 4120.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
            By Mr. CASTRO of Texas:
       H.R. 4121.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Constitutional Authority--Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 
     I, Sec. 8, Clause 18)
       THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
       ARTICLE I, SECTION 8: POWERS OF CONGRESS
       CLAUSE 18
       The 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 or officer thereof.
            By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 4122.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Mr. GOTTHEIMER:
       H.R. 4123.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
            By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 4124.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1; Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 3.
            By Mrs. LOVE:
       H.R. 4125.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The 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 or 
     Officer thereof.
            By Mr. LOWENTHAL:
       H.R. 4126.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 and Article IV, Section 3
            By Mr. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 4127.
       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 lay and collect taxes, duties, 
     imposts, and excises to pay the debts and provide for the 
     common Defense and general welfare of the United States, as 
     enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. Thus, Congress 
     has the authority not only to increase taxes, but also, to 
     reduce taxes to promote the general welfare of the United 
     States of America and her citizens. Additionally, Congress 
     has the Constitutional authority to regulate commerce among 
     the States and with Indian Tribes, as enumerated in Article 
     I, Section 8, Clause 3.
            By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:
       H.R. 4128.
       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. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
       H.R. 4129.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following :
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. O'ROURKE:
       H.R. 4130.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 18
            By Mr. PITTENGER:
       H.R. 4131.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill is based on 
     Congress's power under Article 1 Section 8 of the 
     Constitution, which grants Congress power over taxation.
            By Mr. RUTHERFORD:
       H.R. 4132.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 4133.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Medicare is a health care program under current law that is 
     operated by the federal government. This bill would improve 
     the efficiency, accessibility and fairness of the operations 
     of this federal program, especially the purchase of services 
     and freedom to contract between doctors and Medicare 
     recipients. This bill directly affects interstate commerce, 
     which Congress has the power to regulate under Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 3.

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            By Mr. SIMPSON:
       H.R. 4134.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 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. SMITH of Missouri:
       H.R. 4135.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I , Section 8, clause 1 provides Congress with the 
     power to ``lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and 
     Excises'' in order to ``provide for the . . . general Welfare 
     of the United States.''
            By Mr. SMITH of Missouri:
       H.R. 4136.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Ms. STEFANIK:
       H.R. 4137.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the 
     United States

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