[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 4899-4900]
[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. HUNTER:
       H.R. 1726.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 1727.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2
       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 Mr. SIMPSON:
       H.R. 1728.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact 
     legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution, specifically clause 1 (relating to the 
     power of Congress to provide for the general welfare of the 
     United States) and clause 18 (relating to the power to make 
     all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers 
     vested in Congress), and Article IV, section 3, clause 2 
     (relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make all 
     needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or 
     other property belonging to the United States).
           By Mr. BRAT:
       H.R. 1729.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The volumes of the United States Statutes at Large compile 
     the legal acts of the government of the United States, 
     including legislative measures enacted pursuant to powers 
     throughout Article I of the Constitution and constitutional 
     amendments proposed under Article V of the Constitution. It 
     is both necessary and proper (Article I, Section 8, Clause 
     18) for the legal history of the United States to be 
     accessible to the People in an accessible format on the 
     Internet.
           By Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee:
       H.R. 1730.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, Section 8, the Necessary and Proper 
     Clause. Congress shall have power to make all Laws which 
     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 Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 1731.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (General Welfare) and 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause)
            By Mr. DENT:
       H.R. 1732.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana:
       H.R. 1733.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. YOUNG of Iowa:
       H.R. 1734.
       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. BABIN:
       H.R. 1735.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. BUCSHON:
       H.R. 1736.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Mr. CRAWFORD:
       H.R. 1737.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The enumerated powers listed in Article I, Section 8, which 
     includes the power to ``regulate commerce . . . among the 
     several States . . .''
            By Mr. GARAMENDI:
       H.R. 1738.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8
            By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 1739.
       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. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:
       H.R. 1740.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitution of the United States, Article One, 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. McSALLY:
       H.R. 1741.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes.
       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. MESSER:
       H.R. 1742.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V of the Constitution requires Congress to call a 
     convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution ``on 
     the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the 
     several states.'' In order to fulfill this obligation, 
     Congress has the authority to enact legislation to ensure 
     accurate recordkeeping of state applications submitted 
     pursuant to Article V.
            By Mr. O'ROURKE:
       H.R. 1743.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 4 of Article I of the Constitution:
       The times, places and manner of holding elections for 
     Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each 
     state by the legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any 
     time by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the 
     places of choosing Senators.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1744.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Mr. SMITH of Washington:
       H.R. 1745.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 1, 2, 14, 18 of the U.S. 
     Constitution

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