[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11007]
[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 Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire:
       H.R. 3262.
       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. BURGESS:
       H.R. 3263.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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 the United States
            By Mrs. BLACK:
       H.R. 3264.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       a) Article I, section 1, to exercise all legislative powers 
     vested in Congress as granted in the Constitution;
       b) Article I, section 8, clause 1, which states that, ``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'';
       c) Article I, section 8, clause 18, which gives Congress 
     the authority ``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
       d) Amendment XVI, providing that ``The Congress shall have 
     power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever 
     source derived, without apportionment among the several 
     States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.''
            By Mr. RUTHERFORD:
       H.R. 3265.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. SIMPSON:
       H.R. 3266.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The principal constitutional authority for this legislation 
     is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States (the appropriation power), which states: 
     ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law. . . .'' In 
     addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the 
     Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress 
     shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States. 
     . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions 
     establish the congressional power of the purse, granting 
     Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine 
     their purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to set 
     forth terms and conditions governing their use.
            By Mr. CULBERSON:
       H.R. 3267.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The principal constitutional authority for this legislation 
     is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States (the appropriation power), which states. 
     ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law. . . .'' In 
     addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the 
     Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress 
     shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States. 
     . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions 
     establish the congressional power of the purse, granting 
     Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine 
     their purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to set 
     forth terms and conditions governing their use.
            By Mr. ADERHOLT:
       H.R. 3268.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The principal constitutional authority for this legislation 
     is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States (the appropriation power), which states: 
     ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law. . . .'' In 
     addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the 
     Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress 
     shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States. 
     . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions 
     establish the congressional power of the purse, granting 
     Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine 
     their purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to set 
     forth terms and conditions governing their use.
            By Mr. BROWN of Maryland:
       H.R. 3269.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18)
            By Mr. COOK:
       H.R. 3270.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Ms. DeEGETTE:
       H.R. 3271.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Ms. FRANKEL of Florida:
       H.R. 3272.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 (Clauses 1, 12, 13, and 14) of the 
     United States Constitution, which grants Congress the power 
     to lay and collect taxes for the purpose of spending; to 
     raise and support armies; to provide and maintain a navy; and 
     to make rules for the government and regulation of the land 
     and naval forces.
            By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 3273.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. Sec. 1 and 8.
            By Mr. McCARTHY:
       H.R. 3274.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 5 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution: 
     ``The Congress shall have the power . . . to coin Money, 
     regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the 
     Standard of Weights and Measures.''
            By Mr. McNERNEY:
       H.R. 3275.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.

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