[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11476-11477]
[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. DIAZ-BALART:
       H.R. 3353.
       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. CALVERT:
       H.R. 3354.
       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. CARTER of Texas:
       H.R. 3355
       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. COLLINS of Georgia:
        H.R. 3356.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1, 3, and 18.
           By Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California:
       H.R. 3357.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. COLE:
       H.R. 3358.
       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

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     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. McCAUL:
       H.R. 3359.
       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. HARPER:
       H.R. 3360.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       ``Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.''
           By Mr. SCHNEIDER:
       H.R. 3361.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 3362.
       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. KUSTOFF of Tennessee:
       H.R. 3363.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Constitutional Authority on which this bill rests is 
     the explicit power of Congress to regulate in commerce in and 
     among the states, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 3, the Commerce Clause, of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. ROYCE of California:
       H.R. 3364.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 3 and 18 of article I, section 8 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee:
       H.R. 3365.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution, Clause 
     7: No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular 
     Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all 
     public Money shall be published from time to time.
       Under Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, 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 the Constitution in the Government of the United States, 
     or in any Department or Officer thereof.
           By Mr. GOTTHEIMER:
       H.R. 3366.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution
           By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana:
       H.R. 3367.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. Art. I Sec. 8 cl. 18
           By Mr. HIGGINS of New York:
       H.R. 3368.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which allows Congress to 
     make all laws ``which shall be necessacary and proper for 
     carrying into execution'' any ``other'' powers vested by the 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States.
           By Mr. HUDSON:
       H.R. 3369.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The power to establish post offices found in Clause 7 of 
     Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution.
           By Mr. JEFFRIES:
       H.R. 3370.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 12, 13 or 14 of the 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. LaMALFA:
       H.R. 3371.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
           By Mr. MESSER:
       H.R. 3372.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 3373.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 2 of section 3 of article IV of the Constitution.
           By Miss RICE of New York:
       H.R. 3374.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. VELA:
       H.R. 3375.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18;
       and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution of 
     the United States
           By Ms. WILSON of Florida:
       H.R. 3376.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution

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