[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10091]
[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. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 3089.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. McHENRY:
       H.R. 3090.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8: The Congress shall haven 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 Unites States, but all Duties, Imposts and 
     Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.
            By Mr. POCAN:
       H.R. 3091.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the 
     United States, which states:
       The Congress shall have 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 Mrs. HARTZLER:
       H.R. 3092.
       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) of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 3093.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. CROWLEY:
       H.R. 3094.
       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 . . .''
            By Mr. MOULTON:
       H.R. 3095.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
            By Mrs. NOEM:
       H.R. 3096.
       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. RICE of South Carolina:
       H.R. 3097.
       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. SANCHEZ:
       H.R. 3098.
       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, Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mr. SANFORD:
       H.R. 3099.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
            By Ms. SINEMA:
       H.R. 3100.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I. Section 8.
            By Mrs. TORRES:
       H.R. 3101.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: of the United 
     States Constitution, seen below, this bill falls within the 
     Constitutional Authority of the United States Congress.
       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. VEASEY:
       H.R. 3102.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 14
            By Mr. VEASEY:
       H.R. 3103.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4

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