[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 20142]
[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. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4666.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 4667.
       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 availability, and to set 
     forth terms and conditions governing their use.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 4668.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 4669.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clauses 9 and 18
           By Mr. CONNOLLY:
       H.R. 4670.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, 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. DUFFY:
       H.R. 4671.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Ms. ESHOO:
       H.R. 4672.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Ms. ESTY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 4673.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the authority to enact this legislation 
     pursuant to Article I, Section VIII of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mrs. LOVE:
       H.R. 4674.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution.
           By Mr. MARSHALL:
       H.R. 4675.
       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 Mr. McCAUL:
       H.R. 4676.
       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 of the Constitution of the United States
           By Mr. MOULTON:
       H.R. 4677.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4678.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 17 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. REED:
       H.R. 4679.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1

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