[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 4676-4677]
[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. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 1664.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, Clause 3, and Clause 18 of 
     the Constitution.
           By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 1665.
       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 as stated in Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 7 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 1666.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of 
     the United States Constitution which grants Congress the 
     authority to make rules for the government and regulation of 
     the land and naval forces.
           By Mr. MARINO:
       H.R. 1667.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution, in that the legislation exercises legislative 
     power granted to Congress by that clause ``to regulate 
     Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, 
     and with the Indian tribes;''
       Article I, Section 8, clause 4 of the United States 
     Constitution, in that the legislation exercises legislative 
     power granted to Congress by that clause ``to establish . . . 
     uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the 
     United States;''
       Article I, Section 8, clause 9 of the United States 
     Constitution, in that the legislation exercises legislative 
     power granted to Congress by that clause ``to constitute 
     Tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court;''
       Article I, Section 8, clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution, in that the legislation exercises legislative 
     power granted to Congress by that clause ``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;'' and
       Article III of the United States Constitution, in that the 
     legislation defines or affects powers of the Judiciary that 
     are subject to legislation by Congress.
           By Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia:
       H.R. 1668.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, section 3, clause 2 and Article I, section 8, 
     clause 18
           By Mr. DELANEY:
       H.R. 1669.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. DELANEY:
       H.R. 1670.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. BARLETTA:
       H.R. 1671.
       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;
           By Mr. CICILLINE:
       H.R. 1672.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 1673.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Clause 3 of section 8 of Article I.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 1674.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 and Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 18 of the United States Constitution
           By Ms. DELBENE:
       H.R. 1675.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 1676.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 1 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 1677.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution.
           By Ms. FRANKEL of Florida:
       H.R. 1678.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8
           By Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana:
       H.R. 1679.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
           By Mr. KNIGHT:
       H.R. 1680.
       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. LARSEN of Washington:
       H.R. 1681.
       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.''
           By Mr. LATTA:
       H.R. 1682.
       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. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 1683.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 1684.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. O'ROURKE:
       H.R. 1685.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 section 8 of article 1 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. PAULSEN:
       H.R. 1686.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. POLIQUIN:
       H.R. 1687.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 grants 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; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be 
     uniform throughout the United State.'''
           By Ms. SANCHEZ:
       H.R. 1688.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 7
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 1689.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Ms. TENNEY:
       H.R. 1690.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California:
       H.R. 1691.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. 1
           By Mrs. TORRES:
       H.R. 1692.
       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.

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