[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11358-11360]
[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

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granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill 
or joint resolution.

            By Mr. BUDD:
       H.R. 3321.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, granting authority to 
     regulate interstate commerce and commerce with foreign 
     nations, along with Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, granting 
     authority to make all laws that are necessary and proper for 
     executing the foregoing.
            By Mrs. HARTZLER:
       H.R. 3322.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 1
            By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 3323.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 2: 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 Mr. ISSA:
       H.R. 3324.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 to establish an uniform Rule of 
     Naturalization
            By Mr. BARTON:
       H.R. 3325.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constition which 
     gives Congress the power to ``regulate commerce with foreign 
     nations, and among the several sates, and with the Indian 
     tribes.''
            By Mr. BARR:
       H.R. 3326.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. THOMPSON of California:
       H.R. 3327.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       United States Constitution, Article I, Section 1.
            By Mr. KATKO:
       H.R. 3328.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       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. ROYCE of California:
       H.R. 3329.
       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. CARTER of Georgia:
       H.R. 3330.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution.
            By Ms. JENKINS of Kansas:
       H.R. 3331.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8:
       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.
       Article I, Section 9:
       No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.
            By Ms. JENKINS of Kansas:
       H.R. 3332.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, to make all laws, which 
     shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the 
     foregoing powers.
            By Mr. GOSAR:
       H.R. 3333.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (the Property Clause). 
     Congress has the power to dispose of and make all needful 
     rules and regulations respecting the territory or other 
     property belonging to the United States. By virtue of this 
     enumerated power, Congress has governing authority over the 
     lands, territories, or other property of the United States--
     and with this authority Congress is vested with the power to 
     all owners in fee, the ability to sell, lease, dispose, 
     exchange, convey, or simply preserve land. The Supreme Court 
     has described this enumerated power as one ``without 
     limitation'' in Kleppe v New Mexico, 426 U.S. 529, 542-543 
     (1976).
            By Mrs. BEATTY:
       H.R. 3334.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution
            By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 3335.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States and Article 
     I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
       Article I, section 8 of the United State Constitution, 
     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; and 
     provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.
            By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 3336.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
            By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 3337.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 3338.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mrs. DINGELL:
       H.R. 3339.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section VIII
           By Mr. DOGGETT:
       H.R. 3340.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. FARENTHOLD:
       H.R. 3341.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 3, and the 4th and 14th 
     Amendments to the Constitution
           By Mr. GALLAGHER:
       H.R. 3342.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. KIHUEN:
       H.R. 3343.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section IV of the Constitution
           By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 3344.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. LAWSON of Florida:
       H.R. 3345.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8: 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. LAWSON of Florida:
       H.R. 3346.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8: 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. PALLONE:
       H.R. 3347.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution. 
     That provision gives Congress the power ``to regulate 
     commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, 
     and with the Indian tribes.''
           By Mr. PETERS:
       H.R. 3348.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Ms. SANCHEZ:
       H.R. 3349.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1,
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 3350.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 8
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 3351.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4
           By Mr. TAKANO:
       H.R. 3352.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
           By Mr. ROTHFUS:
       H.J. Res. 111.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:

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       Article I, Section 1 of the Constitution of the United 
     States, ``All legislative Powers herein granted shall be 
     vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall 
     consist of a Senate and House of Representatives;'' and 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, ``To regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes;'' and 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 therof.''
           By Mr. PERRY:
       H.J. Res. 112.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 11
           By Mr. SCHIFF:
       H.J. Res. 113.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V of the Constitution

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