[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 4745-4746]
[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 Ms. CLARKE of New York:
       H.R. 1693.
       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 Mr. CHAFFETZ:
       H.R. 1694.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 1695.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 8
            By Mr. REICHERT:
       H.R. 1696.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Pursuant to Clause I of Section 8 of Article I of the 
     United States Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United 
     States Constitution.

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            By Mr. ROSKAM:
       H.R. 1697.
       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. ROYCE of California:
       H.R. 1698.
       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. BARR:
       H.R. 1699.
       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 Ms. ADAMS:
       H.R. 1700.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       ``Article 1, Section 8: To make all Laws which shall be 
     necessary and proper for carrying into Execution of 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. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 1701.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1
            By Mr. EVANS:
       H.R. 1702.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. GRIFFITH:
       H.R. 1703.
       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. HUDSON:
       H.R. 1704.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constituion.
            By Mr. KILMER:
       H.R. 1705.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 1706.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all laws that 
     shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the 
     foregoing powers, and all powers vested by this Constitution 
     in the government of the United States, or in any department 
     or officer thereof.
            By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 1707.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all laws that 
     shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the 
     foregoing powers, and all 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. 1708.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Ms. PLASKETT:
       H.R. 1709.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 and Article IV, Section 3 of the 
     United States Constitution.
            By Mr. POLIS:
       H.R. 1710.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. QUIGLEY:
       H.R. 1711.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution
            By Mrs. ROBY:
       H.R. 1712.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article 5 of the United States Constitution, seen 
     below, this legislation falls within Congress's 
     Constitutional Authority:
       Article 5:
       ``The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall 
     deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this 
     Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of 
     two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for 
     proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid 
     to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, 
     when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the 
     several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, 
     as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed 
     by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made 
     prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall 
     in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the 
     Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, 
     without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage 
     in the Senate.''
            By Mr. RUSSELL:
       H.R. 1713.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 1714.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the powers granted to the 
     Congress by Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 8 of the 
     United States Constitution.
            By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H.R. 1715.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 2 of Section 3 of Article IV of the Constitution: 
     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; and nothing in 
     this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any 
     Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.
            By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 1716.
       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
       The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with 
     the Indian Tribes.
            By Mr. WELCH:
       H.R. 1717.
       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 Ms. PLASKETT:
       H.J. Res. 91.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V of the United States Constitution.

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