[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3189-3190]
[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. YOUNG of Iowa:
       H.R. 1238.
       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. PRICE of North Carolina:
       H.R. 1239.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       As described in Article 1, 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.''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution provides 
     Congress with the authority to ``provide for the common 
     Defense and general Welfare'' of Americans.
       The intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
     United States government, including those under Title 50 of 
     the United States Code, are carried out to support the 
     national security interests of the United States, to support 
     and assist the armed forces of the United States, and to 
     support the President in the execution of the foreign policy 
     of the United States.
       In the Department of Education Organization Act (P.L. 96-
     88), Congress declared that `` the establishment of a 
     Department of Education is in the public interest, will 
     promote the general welfare of the United States, will help 
     ensure that education issues receive proper treatment at the 
     Federal level, and will enable the Federal Government to 
     coordinate its education activities more effectively.'' The 
     Department of Education's mission is to ``promote student 
     achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by 
     fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.''
           By Mr. GARAMENDI:
       H.R. 1240.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. LaMALFA:
       H.R. 1241.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:
       H.R. 1242.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia:
       H.R. 1243.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 (Clauses 1, 14, and 18), which grants 
     Congress the power to provide for the common Defense and 
     general Welfare of the United States; to make rules for the 
     Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces; and 
     to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for 
     carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 1244.
       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 Mr. CUMMINGS:
       H.R. 1245.
       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. CURBELO of Florida:
       H.R. 1246.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. DONOVAN:
       H.R. 1247.
       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. ESPAILLAT:
       H.R. 1248.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article One of the United States Constitution, 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
       or
       Article One of the United States Constitution, 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 Mr. FITZPATRICK:
       H.R. 1249.
       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. FLEISCHMANN:
       H.R. 1250.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. GARAMENDI:
       H.R. 1251.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana:
       H.R. 1252.
       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. KILMER:
       H.R. 1253.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.
           By Mr. LoBIONDO:
       H.R. 1254.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8, Article 1 of the United States Constitution
           By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
       H.R. 1255.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section VIII
           By Mr. MacARTHUR:
       H.R. 1256.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. MEEKS:
       H.R. 1257.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The necessary and proper clause of the Constitution 
     (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18)
            By Mr. PERRY:
       H.R. 1258.
       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. ROE of Tennessee:
       H.R. 1259.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 1260.
       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, 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
            By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 1261.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. TIBERI:
       H.R. 1262.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I
            By Mr. WELCH:
       H.R. 1263.
       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. WILLIAMS:
       H.R. 1264.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, SEction 8, Clause 3 (``To regulate Commerce with 
     foriegn Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes'').

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