[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 7578-7580]
[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. BACON:
       H.R. 2350.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1
            By Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California:
       H.R. 2351.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution and
       Article 1, Section 8, clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. PITTENGER:
       H.R. 2352.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 Clause 3 states: ``To regulate Commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with 
     the Indian Tribes. . . 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. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2353.
       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. BYRNE:
       H.R. 2354.
       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. LATTA:
       H.R. 2355.
       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. McNERNEY:
       H.R. 2356.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of hte United 
     States grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.
            By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 2357.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (relating to the power to 
     make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the 
     powers vested in Congress)
            By Mr. ROYCE of California:
       H.R. 2358.
       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. LOUDERMILK:
       H.R. 2359.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution, which 
     gives Congress the power ``To regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian 
     Tribes;''
            By Mrs. BEATTY:
       H.R. 2360.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 2361.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Necessary and Proper 
     Clause
            By Ms. BONAMICI:
       H.R. 2362.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. CARSON of Indiana:
       H.R. 2363.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.
            By Ms. JUDY CHU of California:
       H.R. 2364.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8--``The Congress shall have the power 
     to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, to 
     pay the debts and provide for the common defense and welfare 
     of the United States.''
            By Mr. COOK:
       H.R. 2365.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. DELANEY:
       H.R. 2366.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. DeSAULNIER:
       H.R. 2367.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
            By Mr. FITZPATRICK:
       H.R. 2368.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Ms. FRANKEL of Florida:
       H.R. 2369.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of the United 
     States Constitution, which respectively grants Congress the 
     power to lay and collect duties and imposts, to regulate 
     commerce with foreign nations, and to make all laws which 
     shall be necessary and proper for the execution of those 
     powers.
           By Mr. GAETZ:
       H.R. 2370.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section III, Clause II
           By Mr. GOSAR:
       H.R. 2371.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3. (Commerce Clause) The 
     Commerce Clause give Congress the power to ``regulate 
     commerce . . . among the several States.'' If the matter in 
     question is not purely a local matter or if it has an impact 
     on inter-state commerce, then it falls within the power of 
     Congress. National Federal of Independent Business v. 
     Sebilius, (2012).
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 2372.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2373.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. KIHUEN:
       H.R. 2374.
       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, Clause 18 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. KNIGHT:
       H.R. 2375.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section I
       ``All legislative Powers herin granted shall be vested in a 
     Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a 
     Senate and House of Representatives.''
           By Mr. LANCE:
       H.R. 2376.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which states that the 
     Congress has the 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 Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 2377.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States grants the Congress the power to enact this 
     law.
           By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
       H.R. 2378.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 2379.
       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 within 
     Indian Tribes.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 2380.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. MOOLENAAR:
       H.R. 2381.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution, which gives Congress the power ``to regulate 
     commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, 
     and with the Indian tribes.''
           By Mrs. NOEM:
       H.R. 2382.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8, Article 1 of the United States Constitution
           By Mrs. NOEM:
       H.R. 2383.
       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 Defence and 
     general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, 
     Imposts, and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United 
     States
           By Mr. NOLAN:
       H.R. 2384.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1, which provides that the 
     Congress shall have the 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.
           By Mr. PAULSEN:
       H.R. 2385.
       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. PAULSEN:
       H.R. 2386.
       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. POLIS:
       H.R. 2387.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. QUIGLEY:
       H.R. 2388.
       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 to regulate commerce; as enumerated in 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. REED:
       H.R. 2389.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, to ``provide for the common Defense and general 
     Welfare of the United States.''
            By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN:
       H.R. 2390.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
            By Mr. SANFORD:
       H.R. 2391.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
            By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H.R. 2392.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8: ``The Congress shall have 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 States;''
            By Mr. SCHNEIDER:
       H.R. 2393.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. STIVERS:
       H.R. 2394.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress shall have the Power to lay and collect Taxes, 
     Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debt 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 Mrs. TORRES:
       H.R. 2395.
       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.
            By Mr. TROTT:
       H.R. 2396.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. YOHO:
       H.R. 2397.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Mr. LOWENTHAL:
       H.R. 2398.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 4 of the Constitution provides 
     that Congress shall have power to ``establish an uniform Rule 
     of Naturalization''. The Supreme Court has long

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     found that this provision of the Constitution grants Congress 
     plenary power over immigration policy. As the Court found in 
     Galvan v. Press, 347 U.S. 522, 531 (1954), ``that the 
     formulation of policies [pertaining to the entry of aliens 
     and their right to remain here] is entrusted exclusively to 
     Congress has become about as firmly imbedded in the 
     legislative and judicial tissues of our body politic as any 
     aspect of our government.'' And, as the Court found in 
     Kleindienst v. Mandel, 408 U.S. 753, 766 (1972) (quoting 
     Boutilier v. INS, 387 U.S. 118, 123 (1967)), ``[t]he Court 
     without exception has sustained Congress' `plenary power to 
     make rules for the admission of aliens and to exclude those 
     who possess those characteristics which Congress has 
     forbidden.

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