[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9217]
[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. WELCH:
       H.R. 2889.
       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 States, or in any Department or 
     Officer thereof.
            By Mr. HULTGREN:
       H.R. 2890.
       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.
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate commerce with 
     foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the 
     Indian tribes
            By Mr. BISHOP of Georgia:
       H.R. 2891.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The commerce clause, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3.
            By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 2892.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under the following provisions of the United States 
     Constitution:
       Article I, Section 1;
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1;
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3; and
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.
            By Mr. GRIFFITH:
       H.R. 2893.
       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 18 of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mr. KEATING:
       H.R. 2894.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 2895.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8
            By Mr. NOLAN:
       H.R. 2896.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
            By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2897.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 2 of section 3 of article IV of the Constitution and 
     clause 17 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
            By Mr. O'HALLERAN:
       H.R. 2898.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 2899.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I , Section 8

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