[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5346-5347]
[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. ROSEN:
       H.R. 1868.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution. 
     That provision gives Congress the power ``to regulate 
     commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, 
     and with the Indian tribes.''
            By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 1869.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 1870.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. FASO:
       H.R. 1871.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
            By Mr. McGOVERN:
       H.R. 1872.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Mr. LaMALFA:
       H.R. 1873.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
            By Mr. CARDENAS:
       H.R. 1874.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1.Section 8. Clause 1.
       The Congress shall have 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;
            By Mr. SCHNEIDER:
       H.R. 1875.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
            By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 1876.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. TONKO:
       H.R. 1877.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, 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 the Constitution in the Government of 
     the United States, or any Department or Officer thereof.
            By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 1878.
       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. ISSA:
       H.R. 1879.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, clause 8, ``to promote the Progress 
     of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to 
     Authors and Inventors the exclusive Rights to their 
     respective Writings and Discoveries,''
            By Ms. JAYAPAL:
       H.R. 1880.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1881.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 of the Constitution
            By Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California:
       H.R. 1882.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution, and 
     Amendment VIII to the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. BUTTERFIELD:
       H.R. 1883.
       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

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     States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
            By Mr. CARBAJAL:
       H.R. 1884.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause I of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Mr. CARDENAS:
       H.R. 1885.
       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. DEUTCH:
       H.R. 1886.
       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. DIAZ-BALART:
       H.R. 1887.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. GUTHRIE:
       H.R. 1888.
       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. HUFFMAN:
       H.R. 1889.
       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. KNIGHT:
       H.R. 1890.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       United States Constitution Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. LaMALFA:
       H.R. 1891.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Section 8 of Article I of 
     the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 1892.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Mr. LATTA:
       H.R. 1893.
       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. LONG:
       H.R. 1894.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 1895.
       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 from carrying into Execution 
     from foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this in 
     the Government of the United States, or any Department of 
     Officier thereoff.''
            By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:
       H.R. 1896.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:
       H.R. 1897.
       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. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 1898.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to: Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. POLIS:
       H.R. 1899.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 and the 4th Amendment to the U.S. 
     Constitution
            By Mr. STIVERS:
       H.R. 1900.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     specifically clause 18 (relating to the power to make all 
     laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested 
     in Congress).
            By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1901.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 3

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