[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 4397-4398]
[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. WILLIAMS:
       H.R. 1593.
       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. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 1594.

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       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. ROTHFUS:
       H.R. 1595.
       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 ``[t]o regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, 
     and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.''
            By Mr. BYRNE:
       H.R. 1596.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. BRAT:
       H.R. 1597.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 gives Congress power to 
     raise revenue for spending on the general welfare. Pursuant 
     to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, it is necessary and 
     proper that Congress provides guidelines for the manner in 
     which public funds are spent.
            By Mr. GOHMERT:
       H.R. 1598.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
       ``The Congress shall have Power . . . To constitute 
     Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court''
            By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 1599.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 1600.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution, which 
     states that ``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 Ms. SINEMA:
       H.R. 1601.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
       H.R. 1602.
       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 Ms. BASS:
       H.R. 1603.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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 Ms. BASS:
       H.R. 1604.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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 Ms. BASS:
       H.R. 1605.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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 Mr. CARTER of Georgia:
       H.R. 1606.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. DEUTCH:
       H.R. 1607.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the U.S. Constitution 
     and Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the U.S. 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. ESPAILLAT:
       H.R. 1608.
       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. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 1609.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to clause 16 of section 8 of article 1 of the 
     United States Constitution.
            By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:
       H.R. 1610.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article One, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution, ``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 Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 1611.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, the Commerce Clause
            By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 1612.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, the Commerce Clause
            By Mr. McKINLEY:
       H.R. 1613.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the 
     Constitution: The Congress shall have power to enact this 
     legislation to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and 
     among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.
            By Mr. POCAN:
       H.R. 1614.
       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. RASKIN:
       H.R. 1615.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: ``[The Congress shall have 
     the power] to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and 
     among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes . . .''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: ``[The Congress shall have 
     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. RATCLIFFE:
       H.R. 1616.
       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. REED:
       H.R. 1617.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1
            By Mr. RUIZ:
       H.R. 1618.
       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. RUIZ:
       H.R. 1619.
       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. RUIZ:
       H.R. 1620.
       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. RUIZ:
       H.R. 1621.
       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. RUIZ:
       H.R. 1622.
       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. RUSSELL:
       H.R. 1623.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3

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