[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19673]
[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. NUNES:
       H.R. 4616.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States.
           By Mr. PAULSEN:
       H.R. 4617.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
       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. JENKINS of Kansas:
       H.R. 4618.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8:
       The Congress shall have power 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; 
     but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States.
       Article I, Section 9:
       No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     consequence of appropriations made by Law.
            By Mr. CURBELO of Florida:
       H.R. 4619.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Mrs. NOEM:
       H.R. 4620.
       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. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 4621.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 4622.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. ROKITA:
       H.R. 4623.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted Congress 
     under Article I of the United States Constitution, including 
     the power granted Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 
     18, of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. VEASEY:
       H.R. 4624.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4
            By Mr. DELANEY:
       H.R. 4625.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8
            By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 4626.
       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, Section 8, Clauses 1, 8, and 18 of 
     the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. DONOVAN:
       H.R. 4627.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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. GIBBS:
       H.R. 4628.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 3 (related to regulation of Commerce 
     among the several States).
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4629.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 4630.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 18 of the United States 
     Consitution.
           By Mr. QUIGLEY:
       H.R. 4631.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Ms. SPEIER:
       H.R. 4632.
       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 Mr. WOMACK:
       H.R. 4633.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section Eight.
           By Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire:
       H.R. 4634.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8, Clause 4 of the United States 
     Constitution, the Naturalization Clause: ``The Congress shall 
     have Power To establish an uniform Rule of Naturaliza-
     tion. . . .''

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