[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2474-2475]
[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. LYNCH:
       H.R. 1001.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.
            By Mr. DENT:
       H.R. 1002.
       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. 1003.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
            By Mr. WALBERG:
       H.R. 1004.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution of the 
     United States; the power to regulate commerce among the 
     several states and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 to make 
     all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying 
     into Execution the foregoing Powers.
       The bill will prevent Executive Agencies from violating the 
     rule and spirit of the Administrative Procedures Act by 
     requiring additional transparency about public communications 
     made by the agencies; most importantly communications made 
     with the intent of artificially promoting support for pending 
     regulatory actions. Congress has the authority to limit 
     regulations by the Executive branch under its Commerce Clause 
     power and it is necessary and proper to introduce legislation 
     to effectively carryout this power.
            By Mr. ZELDIN:
       H.R. 1005.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Ms. JAYAPAL:
       H.R. 1006.
       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 clarified and 
     interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.
            By Mr. KATKO:
       H.R. 1007.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 Clause 1: 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.
           By Mr. SOTO:
       H.R. 1008.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. MITCHELL:
       H.R. 1009.
       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.
           By Mr. BARLETTA:
       H.R. 1010.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 4 and 18
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 1011.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, clause 7, ``No Money shall be drawn 
     from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made 
     by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts 
     and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from 
     time to time.''
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 1012.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section VIII, clause 1 enumerates that, ``The 
     Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, 
     imposts and excises . . .'' Further, Amendment XVI states 
     that ``The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes 
     on incomes, from whatever source derived, without 
     apportionment among the several states, and without regard to 
     any census or enumeration.''
           By Mr. CASTRO of Texas:
       H.R. 1013.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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. CLARKE of New York:
       H.R. 1014.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       the power granted to Congress under Article I of the United 
     States Constitution and its subsequent amendments, and 
     further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the 
     United States.
           By Mr. CONNOLLY:
       H.R. 1015.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of section 8 or article I of the Constitution, and 
     clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.

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           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 1016.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. DENT:
       H.R. 1017.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8, Article I of the Constitution, to provide for 
     the general welfare, to regulate commerce, and to make all 
     laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into 
     execution federal powers.
           By Mr. DesJARLAIS:
       H.R. 1018.
       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 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. GARRETT:
       H.R. 1019.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the general 
     welfare of the United States), Clause 6 (relating to post 
     offices and post roads), 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. GRIFFITH:
       H.R. 1020.
       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 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa:
       H.R. 1021.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 which states: ``The Congress 
     shall have the Power To . . . establish an uniform Rule of 
     Naturalization . . .''
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 1022.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3:
       Congress shall have the power . . . to regulate Commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several states, and with 
     the Indian Tribes.
           By Mr. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 1023.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to: Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 3 and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. MESSER:
       H.R. 1024.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1, which provides that, ``The 
     Congress shall have the Power to lay and collect Taxes, 
     Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; 
     but all Duties, Imposts, and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States,'' and Article 1, Section 9, 
     Clause 7, which provides that, ``No money shall be drawn from 
     the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by 
     Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and 
     Expenditures of all public Money shall be publish from time 
     to time.''
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 1025.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. NOLAN:
       H.R. 1026.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.
           By Mr. SARBANES:
       H.R. 1027.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. SIRES:
       H.R. 1028.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives, the Committee finds the authority 
     for this legislation in article I, section 8 of the 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. TIPTON:
       H.J. Res. 71.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 1 and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.

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