[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 4562-4563]
[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. ROYCE of California:
       H.R. 1644.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States
           By Ms. SINEMA:
       H.R. 1645.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I. Section 8.
           By Mr. WALBERG:
       H.R. 1646.
       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. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 1647.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Ms. CLARKE of New York:
       H.R. 1648.
       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 it subsequent amendments, and further 
     clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United 
     States.
           By Mrs. DINGELL:
       H.R. 1649.
       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.
           By Mr. HUFFMAN:
       H.R. 1650.
       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 of Officer thereof''
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 1651.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       H.R. 1652.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8--to provide for the general welfare 
     and to regulate commerce among the states.
           By Mr. LATTA:
       H.R. 1653.
       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. McCLINTOCK:
       H.R. 1654.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution, 
     which confers on Congress the power to make all needful Rules 
     and Regulations respecting the property belonging to the 
     United States.
           By Mr. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 1655.
       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 which gives Congress the power to ``regulate 
     Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several states 
     and within the Indian Tribes.''
           By Mr. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 1656.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to: Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause I
           By Mr. NOLAN:
       H.R. 1657.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1658.
       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. ROSKAM:
       H.R. 1659.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 states that, ``The Congress should 
     have Power To lay and collect Taxes,'' and Article I, Section 
     7 states ``All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in 
     the House of Represenatives.''
           By Mr. SIRES:
       H.R. 1660.
       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. TIBERI:
       H.R. 1661.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. WENSTRUP:
       H.R. 1662.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. WITTMAN:
       H.R. 1663.
       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, Clause I of the United 
     States Constitution.

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