[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10254]
[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. POLIQUIN:
       H.R. 3169.
       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. CHABOT:
       H.R. 3170.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 of the Constitution
            By Mr. BISHOP of Michigan:
       H.R. 3171.
       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 rules for the government and 
     regulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated in 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution.
            By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 3172.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
            By Mr. MARCHANT:
       H.R. 3173.
       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. MOULTON:
       H.R. 3174.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the 
     United States

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