[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2777-2781]
[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. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 1101.
       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 3 (relating to the 
     power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among 
     the several States, and with the Indian Tribes), and Clause 
     18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and 
     proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress).
            By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 1102.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution of the United 
     States gives Congress the power to enact laws governing the 
     time, place, and manner of elections for Members of the House 
     of Representatives.
       Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution 
     gives Congress the power to enact laws to enforce Section 2 
     of such Amendment, which requires Representatives to be 
     apportioned among the several States according to their 
     number.
            By Ms. DelBENE:
       H.R. 1103.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana:
       H.R. 1104.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Mr. ALLEN:
       H.R. 1105.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. AMODEI:
       H.R. 1106.
       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 make rules for the government and 
     regulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated in 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. AMODEI:
       H.R. 1107.
       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 make rules for the government and. 
     regulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated in 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 1108.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 in Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. WALBERG:
       H.R. 1109.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution, 
     Which gives Congress the power to ``regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes.''
            By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 1110.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 1111.
       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. LABRADOR:
       H.R. 1112.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 1113.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (relating to the power to 
     make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the 
     powers vested in Congress)
            By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 1114.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (relating to the power to 
     make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the 
     powers vested in Congress)
            By Mr. HULTGREN:
       H.R. 1115.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, providing Congress with 
     the authority to enact legislation necessary to execute one 
     of its enumerated powers.
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, as this legislation 
     regulates commerce between the states.
            By Mr. TIPTON:
       H.R. 1116.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: ``The Congress shall have 
     power . . . To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and 
     among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.''
            By Mrs. HARTZLER:
       H.R. 1117.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I: Section 8: Clause 3 The United States Congress 
     shall have power
       ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian Tribes.''
            By Mr. FARENTHOLD:
       H.R. 1118.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 3, 9, and 18 of section 8 of article I of the 
     Constitution of the United States, and the 14th Amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States
            By Mr. ROTHFUS:
       H.R. 1119.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution, 
     ``[t]o regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the 
     several States, and with the Indian Tribes . . .''
            By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 1120.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I; Section 8; Clause 1 of the Constitution states 
     The Congress shall have 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 . 
     . .
            By Mr. WALDEN:
       H.R. 1121.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1122.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to the 
     Congress under Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution, and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of 
     the United States Constitution.
            By Ms. ADAMS:
       H.R. 1123.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution.
            By Mr. BABIN:
       H.R. 1124.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, clause 7, which states that, ``No 
     money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in consequence of 
     appropriations made by the law.'
            By Mr. BANKS of Indiana:
       H.R. 1125.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 grants the Congress power to 
     establish an uniform rule of naturalization.
            By Mr. BARR:
       H.R. 1126.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Ms. BASS:
       H.R. 1127.
       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 1.
       Article. I.
       Section 1.
       All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a 
     Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a 
     Senate and House of Representatives.
            By Mrs. BEATTY:
       H.R. 1128.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 1129.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: 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 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have 
     Power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper 
     for carrying into Execution the forgoing Powers, and all 
     other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of 
     the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
            By Mrs. BLACK:
       H.R. 1130.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       United States Constitution Article I Section 8
            By Mr. BOST:
       H.R. 1131.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.
            By Mr. BUCK:
       H.R. 1132.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1, Section 8, of Article I of the United States 
     Constitution, which states ``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 and Imposts and 
     Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.''
            By Mr. CARTER of Texas:
       H.R. 1133.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution, which 
     grants Congress the power to provide for the common Defense 
     and general Welfare of the United States.
            By Mr. CICILLINE:
       H.R. 1134.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
            By Mr. CLYBURN:
       H.R. 1135.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. COLE:
       H.R. 1136.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, which permits Congress to 
     regulate commerce. This legislation would modify the manner 
     in which tobacco products are regulated.
            By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia:
       H.R. 1137.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: ``To regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes.''
            By Mr. COOK:
       H.R. 1138.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. CRAMER:
       H.R. 1139.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution 
     (The Commerce Clause).
            By Mr. DELANEY:
       H.R. 1140.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 8, Section I of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1141.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 3 to the U.S. 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee:
       H.R. 1142.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 5.
            By Mr. ELLISON:
       H.R. 1143.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, Clause 3 and Clause 18.
            By Mr. ELLISON:
       H.R. 1144.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to Article I, Section 7, Clause 1 and Section 8, Clause 1.
            By Mr. ELLISON:
       H.R. 1145.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.

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            By Mr. ELLISON:
       H.R. 1146.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, Clause 3 and Clause 18.
            By Ms. ESTY:
       H.R. 1147.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 7 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
            By Mr. GRIFFITH:
       H.R. 1148.
       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. JODY B. HICE of Georgia:
       H.R. 1149.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4, which states that Congress 
     has the power ``to establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization 
     and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout 
     the United States.''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which states that Congress 
     has the 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. HOLDING:
       H.R. 1150.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 ``The Congress shall have Power To lay 
     and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, [. . .]''
            By Mr. HUDSON:
       H.R. 1151.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
            By Mr. HUDSON:
       H.R. 1152.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
            By Mr. HUIZENGA:
       H.R. 1153.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
            By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 1154.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 3 of the Constitution.
            By Ms. JENKINS of Kansas:
       H.R. 1155.
       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. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 1156.
       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. KEATING:
       H.R. 1157.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1158.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Article I Section 
     8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. KILMER:
       H.R. 1159.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. KILMER:
       H.R. 1160.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. KINZINGER:
       H.R. 1161.
       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 1, 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 Artcile IV, section 3, clause 2 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and 
     regulations respoecting the territory or other property 
     belonging to the United States).
            By Mr. KNIGHT:
       H.R. 1162.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire:
       H.R. 1163.
       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
            By Mr. LAMBORN:
       H.R. 1164.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Art. I, Sec. 8
       ``To regulate commerce w/foreign nations . . .''
            By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
       H.R. 1165.
       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. LONG:
       H.R. 1166.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Mrs. LOVE:
       H.R. 1167.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional authority in which this bill rests is in 
     the power of Congress To regulate Commerce as enumerated by 
     Article 1, section 8 of the United States Constitution as 
     applied to providing for the general Welfare of the United 
     States through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 1168.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 1 of the Constitution
           By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
       H.R. 1169.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section VIII
           By Ms. McSALLY:
       H.R. 1170.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress shall have 
     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.
       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 of Officer thereof.
           By Mr. MOULTON:
       H.R. 1171.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution
           By Mr. NEAL:
       H.R. 1172.
       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 duties and to 
     regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, as enumerated in 
     Article I, Section 8.
           By Mrs. NOEM:
       H.R. 1173.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1174.
       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. PAULSEN:
       H.R. 1175.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 which provides Congress 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.
           By Ms. PINGREE:
       H.R. 1176.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Clause 1 of Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. POLIQUIN:
       H.R. 1177.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2: ``The Congress shall have 
     power to dispose of and make all needful rules and 
     regulations respecting the territory or other property 
     belonging to the United States.''
           By Mr. POSEY:
       H.R. 1178.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4
           By Mr. RICE of South Carolina:
       H.R. 1179.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause I
           By Mrs. ROBY:
       H.R. 1180.
       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. ROE of Tennessee:
       H.R. 1181.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
           By Mr. ROGERS of Alabama:
       H.R. 1182.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress' authority under Article 1 Section 8 to ``provide 
     for the common defense'' and ``raise and support armies . . . 
     and to provide and maintain a navy . . . and to make rules 
     for the government and regulation of the land and naval 
     forces.''
           By Mr. RUIZ:
       H.R. 1183.
       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. RUSH:
       H.R. 1184.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ``The Congress shall have 
     power to . . . provide for the . . . general welfare of the 
     United States . . .'';
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: ``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 . . .''
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio:
       H.R. 1185.
       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. RYAN of Ohio:
       H.R. 1186.
       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. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 1187.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 1188.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 1189.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution The 
     Congress shall have the 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 
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            By Ms. SEWELL of Alabama:
       H.R. 1190.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       By Ms. SEWELL of Alabama:
       H.R. 1781.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and the sixteenth amendment 
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       On January 5, 2011, the House of Representatives adopted an 
     amendment to House Rule XII. Rule XII, clause 7(c) requires 
     that, to be accepted for introduction by the House Clerk, all 
     bills (H.R.) and joint resolutions (H.J.Res.) must provide a 
     document stating ``as specifically as practicable the power 
     or powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact 
     the bill or joint resolution.''
            By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1191.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Sec. 8, Clause 1, 3, 10, 12, and 14.
            By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1192.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the authority to protect unborn children under 
     the Supreme Court's Commerce Clause precedents and under the 
     Constitution's grants of power to Congress under the Equal 
     Protection, Due Process, and Enforcement Clauses of the 
     Fourteenth Amendment.
            By Mr. TROTT:
       H.R. 1193.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8
            By Ms. WILSON of Florida:
       H.R. 1194.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
           By Mr. ZELDIN:
       H.R. 1195.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 grants Congress the authority to 
     regulate ``commerce amoung the several States.'' This bill 
     adresses the interstate commerce issue of striped bass 
     fishing regulations in the federally controlled waters 
     located between New York and Rhode Island.
           By Mr. ZELDIN:
       H.R. 1196.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           Mrs. DAVIS of California:
       H.R. 1197
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California:
       H.R. 1198.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. PASCRELL:
       H.R. 1199.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section I
            By Mr. HOYER:
       H.J. Res. 76.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 10
            By Mr. DUNN:
       H.J. Res. 77.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.J. Res. 78.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17, giving Congress exclusive 
     jurisdiction over the District of Columbia. That clause was 
     cited as the authority for the government's ability to accept 
     the original Smithson donation and the creation of the 
     Smithsonian Institution via the Act of August 10, 1846.
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, the Necessary and Proper 
     clause, which provides the power to enact legislation 
     necessary to effectuate one of the earlier enumerated powers, 
     such as the authority granted in Clause 17 above.
            By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.J. Res. 79.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17, giving Congress exclusive 
     jurisdiction over the District of Columbia. That clause was 
     cited as the authority for the government's ability to accept 
     the original Smithson donation and the creation of the 
     Smithsonian Institution via the Act of August 10, 1846.
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, the Necessary and Proper 
     clause, which provides the power to enact legislation 
     necessary to effectuate one of the earlier enumerated powers, 
     such as the authority granted in Clause 17 above.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.J. Res. 80.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17, giving Congress exclusive 
     jurisdiction over the District of Columbia. That clause was 
     cited as the authority for the government's ability to accept 
     the original Smithson donation and the creation of the 
     Smithsonian Institution via the Act of August 10, 1846.
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, the Necessary and Proper 
     clause, which provides the power to enact legislation 
     necessary to effectuate one of the earlier enumerated powers, 
     such as the authority granted in Clause 17 above.
            By Ms. McCOLLUM:
       H.J. Res. 81.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. WESTERMAN:
       H.J. Res. 82.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2

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