[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5805-5806]
[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 Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 2086.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 Clause 3
           By Mr. DUFFY:
       H.R. 2087.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 2088.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 1 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 2089.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. Art. I Sec. 8
           By Mr. MESSER:
       H.R. 2090.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 4, Clause 1: The Times, Places, and 
     Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, 
     shall be prescribed by each state by the legislature thereof; 
     but the Congress may at any time by Law make or such 
     Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.
           By Mr. REED:
       H.R. 2091.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 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. REICHERT:
       H.R. 2092.
       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, specifically Clause 1 (relating 
     to providing 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).

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