[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 10748-10749]
[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 arc submitted regarding the 
specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the 
accompanying bill or joint resolution.

           By Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 3191.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution under the 
     General Welfare Clause.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       H.R. 3192.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8--to provide for the general welfare 
     and to regulate commerce among the states
           By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 3193.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8
           By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 3194.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8
           By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 3195.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8
           By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 3196.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Sec. 8
           By Mr. BRAT:
       H.R. 3197.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ``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''
       And 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 this Constitution in the 
     Government of the United States, or in any Department or 
     Officer thereof.''
           By Mr. KNIGHT:
       H.R. 3198.
       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 this 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.
           By Mr. DeSAULINER:
       H.R. 3199.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. DeSANTIS:
       H.R. 3200.
       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.'') 
     and Article, 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 of Officer 
     thereof.'').
           By Mr. BACON:
       H.R. 3201.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 14
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 3202.
       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, 3 and 18 of 
     the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 3203.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution.

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           By Mr. AGUILAR:
       H.R. 3204.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause I of Section 8 and Clause 18 of Section 8, of 
     Article 1 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. DELANEY:
       H.R. 3205.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mrs. DINGELL:
       H.R. 3206.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mrs. DINGELL:
       H.R. 3207.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section VIll
           By Mr. DUFFY:
       H.R. 3208.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2
           By Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER:
       H.R. 3209.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The consittutional authorty of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution (Clauses 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18), which 
     grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to 
     provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government 
     and regulation of the land and naval forces; to provide for 
     organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia; and to make 
     all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the foregoing 
     powers.
           By Mr. KNIGHT:
       H.R. 3210.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the authority to enact this legislation 
     pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.
           By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
       H.R. 3211.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Ms. McSALLY:
       H.R. 3212.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4: To establish an uniform 
     Rule of Naturalization
       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 Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 3213.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 2 of section 3 of Article IV of the Constitution.
           By Mr. RICHMOND:
       H.R. 3214.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is introduced pursuant to the powers granted to 
     Congress under the General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 
     1), the Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 3), and the 
     Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 18).
       Further, this statement of constitutional authority is made 
     for the sole purpose of compliance with clause 7 of Rule XII 
     of the Rules of the House of Representatives and shall have 
     no bearing on judicial review of the accompanying bill.
           By. Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 3215.
       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 the Execution 
     the foregoing powers and all other powers vested by this 
     constitution in the Government of the US or in any department 
     or officer thereof
           By Mr. GALLEGO:
       H.J. Res. 108.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18

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