[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8581-8584]
[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. SCOTT of Virginia:
       H.R. 15.
       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. SCOTT of Virginia:
       H.R. 2650.
       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. 2651.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. COFFMAN:
       H.R. 2652.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 2653.
       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. DUNCAN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2654.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Because this legislation adjusts the formula the federal 
     government uses to spend money on federal contracts, it is 
     authorized by the Constitution under Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 1, which grants Congress its spending power.
           By Mr. EVANS:
       H.R. 2655.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 8
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H.R. 2656.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. MASSIE:
       H.R. 2657.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This act is justified by the Commerce Clause of the United 
     States Constitution which, by granting Congress the power to 
     regulate commerce among the several states, also allows 
     Congress to prevent or prohibit federal interference with 
     Americans' ability to slaughter and process meat. This act is 
     also justified by the Ninth and Tenth Amendments to the 
     Constitution, which recognize that rights and powers are 
     retained and reserved by the people and to the States.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 2658.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. SOTO:
       H.R. 2659.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. PALMER:
       H.R. 2660.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article III, Section 1 gives Congress the power to ``ordain 
     and establish'' inferior Courts.
           By Ms. CHENEY:
       H.R. 2661.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 4, Section 3: 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 Mrs. NOEM:
       H.R. 2662.
       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. MARCHANT:
       H.R. 2663.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 1 of 
     Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. WALBERG:
       H.R. 2664.
       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. BACON:
       H.R. 2665.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I. Section 6
           By Mr. BIGGS:
       H.R. 2666.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section VIII of the Constitution
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 2667.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The U.S. Constitution provides the Congress with the 
     necessary authority under Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 2668.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The U.S. Constitution provides the Congress with the 
     necessary authority under Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 2669.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 4, Clause 1
           By Mr. BROWN of Maryland:
       H.R. 2670.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18)
           By Mr. BROWN of Maryland:
       H.R. 2671.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Commerce Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 3)
           By Mrs. BUSTOS:
       H.R. 2672.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 7
           By Mrs. BUSTOS:
       H.R. 2673.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 7
           By Mr. CARSON of Indiana:
       H.R. 2674.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 2675.
       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 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, as enumerated in Article 
     I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. CASTRO of Texas:
       H.R. 2676.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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. JUDY CHU of California:
       H.R. 2677.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. CICILLINE:
       H.R. 2678.
       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. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2679.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. CRIST:
       H.R. 2680.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 3 provides Congress with the 
     power to ``regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among 
     the several states, and with the Indian tribes.''
           By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 2681.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the Constitution and its subsequent amendments 
     and further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of 
     the United States.
           By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 2682.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the Constitution and its subsequent amendments 
     and further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of 
     the United States.
           By Mr. DELANEY:
       H.R. 2683.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Ms. DELBENE:
       H.R. 2684.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Article I, Section 8
           By Ms. DELBENE:
       H.R. 2685.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. ESPAILLAT:
       H.R. 2686.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article One of the United States Constitution, 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
       or
       Article One of the United States Constitution, 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. FOSTER:
       H.R. 2687.
       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, Clauses 1 and 18 of the 
     United States Constitution.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 2688.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 2689.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. 8, cl. 3.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 2690.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. HASTINGS:
       H.R. 2691.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       United States Constitution, Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. HIGGINS of New York:
       H.R. 2692.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 2693.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. ISSA:
       H.R. 2694.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 Clause 14
       The Congress shall have Power to the United States 
     Constitution which empowers Congress ``To make rules for the 
     government and regulation of the land and naval forces;''.
       And; Article I, Section 8, Clause 18:
       The Congress shall have Power to the United States 
     Constitution which empowers Congress ``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.''
       And; The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution:
       Which guarantees, in part, that no State shall ``deny to 
     any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of 
     the laws,'' which the Supreme Court of the United States has 
     ruled to be inclusive of those laws pertaining to the right 
     to vote.
           By Ms. JAYAPAL:
       H.R. 2695.
       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. JAYAPAL:
       H.R. 2696.
       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 Mr. KILDEE:
       H.R. 2697.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. KILDEE:
       H.R. 2698.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. KILDEE:
       H.R. 2699.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
           By Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire:
       H.R. 2700.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, the Taxing and Spending Clause: ``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 . . .''
           By Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire:
       H.R. 2701.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, Section 8, clause 6, Congress is empowered 
     ``to coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign 
     Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures.''
           By Mr. LAWSON of Florida:
       H.R. 2702.
       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 for 
     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. TED LIEU of California:
       H.R. 2703.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 2704.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1, Clause 12 and Clause 16 of Section 8 of Article I 
     of the Constitution of the United States grants the Congress 
     the power to enact this law.
           By Mr. LOUDERMILK:
       H.R. 2705.
       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. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 2706.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the explicit power of Congress to regulate commerce in and 
     among the states, as enumerate in Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 3, the Commerce Clause, of the United States 
     Constitution, and Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1, which 
     grants Congress the ability to make laws necessary to carry 
     out that power. Additionally, Article I, Section 7, Clause 2 
     of the Constitution allows for every bill passed by the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate and signed by the President 
     to be made law; and therefore it implicitly allows Congress 
     to amend any bill that has been passed by both chambers and 
     signed into law by the President.
           By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:
       H.R. 2707.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:
       H.R. 2708.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 2709.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: the Commerce Clause
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 2710.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 10
       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 
     Consitiution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer therof
           By Mr. MARSHALL:
       H.R. 2711.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 2 of section 3 of article IV of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. MAST:
       H.R. 2712.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. McKINLEY:
       H.R. 2713.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       According to Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution: The 
     Congress shall have 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 but 
     all duties, imposts, and excises shall be uniform throughout.
           By Mr. MEADOWS:
       H.R. 2714.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to 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. . . .'' According to 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, the Congress ``shall have 
     Power . . . To . . . . regulate Commerce . . . . among 
     several States . . . .'' According to 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 Powers 
     vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United 
     States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''
           By Ms. MENG:
       H.R. 2715.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution
           By Mr. O'HALLERAN:
       H.R. 2716.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. PAULSEN:
       H.R. 2717.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section VIII
           By Mr. PETERS:
       H.R. 2718.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution
           By Ms. PINGREE:
       H.R. 2719.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of the US Constitution
           By Ms. PINGREE:
       H.R. 2720.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of the US Constitution
           By Mr. POSEY:
       H.R. 2721.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution. 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution. 
     Amendment 16 of the U.S. Constitution.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina:
       H.R. 2722.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution; the 
     general welfare clause.
           By Mr. ROE of Tennessee:
       H.R. 2723.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       the authority enumerated in Clause 3 of Section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 2724.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 Clause 4 ``To establish an uniform 
     Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of 
     Bankruptcies throughout the United States.''
           By Mr. ROKITA:
       H.R. 2725.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8, Clause I ``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; but all duties, 
     imposts, and excises shall be uniform throughout the United 
     States;''
           By Mr. RUIZ:
       H.R. 2726.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution
           By Mr. RUIZ:
       H.R. 2727.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution
           By Mr. RUIZ:
       H.R. 2728.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution
            By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER:
       H.R. 2729.
       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. RUSSELL:
       H.R. 2730.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. RUSSELL:
       H.R. 2731.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. SCHIFF:
       H.R. 2732.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the Commerce Clause:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
            By Mr. SCHNEIDER:
       H.R. 2733.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
            By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 2734.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the Constitution of the United States.
            By Mr. SMITH of Nebraska:
       H.R. 2735.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     speficially Clause 3 related to the regulation of commerce 
     with foreign Nations.
            By Mr. SUOZZI:
       H.R. 2736.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, 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 any Department or Officer 
     thereof''
            By Mr. TAKANO:
       H.R. 2737.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. TAKANO:
       H.R. 2738.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. TURNER:
       H.R. 2739.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 8 of the U.S. 
     Constitution.
            By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 2740.
       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; . . .
            By Mr. WALKER:
       H.R. 2741.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Mrs. WALORSKI:
       H.R. 2742.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution, to ``provide for the common defense and general 
     welfare of the United States.''
            By Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California:
       H.R. 2743.
       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 in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.
            By Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California:
       H.R. 2744.
       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 in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.
            By Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN:
       H.R. 2745.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Mr. WELCH:
       H.R. 2746.
       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. YOHO:
       H.R. 2747.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, section 8 of the Constitution
            By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2748.
       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. AMASH:
       H.J. Res. 102.
       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. GIBBS:
       H.J. Res. 103.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress 
     disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Labor 
     relating to ``Improve Tracking of Workplace Unjuries and 
     Illnesses'' (81 Fed. Reg. 29624 (May 12, 2016)), and such 
     rule shall have no force or effect.
            By Mr. TED LIEU of California:
       H.J. Res. 104.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section I, which includes an 
     implied power for the Congress to regulate the conduct of the 
     United States with respect to foreign affairs; and U.S. 
     Constitution, Article I, Section 8, which authorizes the 
     Congress to: (1) ``provide for the common Defence and general 
     Welfare of the United States,'' and (2) ``make all Laws which 
     shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the 
     foregoing Powers.''

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