[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12013-12016]
[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. BYRNE:
       H.R. 3441.
       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. BUDD:
       H.R. 3442.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, granting authority to 
     regulate interstate commerce, along with Article I, Section 
     8, Clause 18, granting authority to make all laws that are 
     necessary and proper for executing the forgoing.
            By Ms. DelBENE:
       H.R. 3443.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Ms. PINGREE:
       H.R. 3444.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of the US Constitution
            By Mr. ROYCE of California:
       H.R. 3445.
       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. ISSA:
       H.R. 3446.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, clause 3, ``To regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States,''
       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. JENKINS of Kansas:
       H.R. 3447.
       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 Mr. STEWART:
       H.R. 3448.
       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 Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H.R. 3449.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H.R. 3450.

[[Page 12014]]

       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 Defence and general Welfare of the United States; 
     but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the United States;
            By Mr. DENHAM:
       H.R. 3451.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, US Constitution.
            By Mr. WEBER of Texas:
       H.R. 3452.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause I (The Spending Clause)--Which 
     states,
       `The Congress shall have the 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. . . .''
            By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 3453.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . . 
     . general Welfare of the United States; . . .
            By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia:
       H.R. 3454.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution, 
     which gives Congress the power ``to regulate commerce with 
     foreign nations, and among the several states, and with 
     Indian tribes.
            By Mr. ABRAHAM:
       H.R. 3455.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution
            By Ms. BARRAGAN:
       H.R. 3456.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 3457.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 1
            By Mr. BROWN of Maryland:
       H.R. 3458.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Commerce Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 3)
            By Mr. BROWN of Maryland:
       H.R. 3459.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18)
            By Mr. BUTTERFIELD:
       H.R. 3460.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Necessary and Proper 
     Clause.
            By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 3461.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to the power of 
     Congress to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among 
     the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.)
            By Mr. CICILLINE:
       H.R. 3462.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States.
            By Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 3463.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, United States Constitution
            By Mr. CLYBURN:
       H.R. 3464.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
            By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 3465.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I of the Constitution and its subsequent amendments 
     and further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of 
     the United States.
           By Mr. DELANEY:
       H.R. 3466.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution and Amendment 
     XVI of the Constitution
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 3467.
       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 Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 3468.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution and Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee:
       H.R. 3469.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV
       Section 3:
       The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all 
     needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or 
     other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in 
     this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any 
     Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.
           By Mr. FARENTHOLD:
       H.R. 3470.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 3 of the U.S. 
     Constitution, and the 4th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. 
     Constitution
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK:
       H.R. 3471.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 4 of the Constitution.
           By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico:
       H.R. 3472.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 1 of the U. S. Constitution
       ``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.''
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 3473.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. Sec. 1 and 8.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 3474.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. Sec. 1 and 8.
           By Mr. GUTHRIE:
       H.R. 3475.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
           By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana:
       H.R. 3476.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. Art. I Sec. 8 cl. 18
           By Mr. HUDSON:
       H.R. 3477.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. HUFFMAN:
       H.R. 3478.
       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 necesssary 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 office thereof.
           By Mr. HURD:
       H.R. 3479.
       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.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana:
       H.R. 3480.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7, of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana:
       H.R. 3481.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7, of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio:
       H.R. 3482.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       United States Constitution Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 3483.
       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 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. KATKO:
       H.R. 3484.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. KIND:
       H.R. 3485.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8, Clause 18.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa:
       H.R. 3486.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 Clause 4 ``to establish an uniform Rule 
     of Naturalization.''

[[Page 12015]]


           By Mr. KING of Iowa:
       H.R. 3487.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 3, Section 2
           By Mr. KINZINGER:
       H.R. 3488.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution which 
     states that 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 in any 
     Department or Officer thereof.''
           By Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI:
       H.R. 3489.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The authority to offer this bill derives from Article I, 
     Section 8, Clause 18 of the US Constitution
           By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 3490.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 3491.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
           By Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 3492.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, line 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''
           By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:
       H.R. 3493.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution: ``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 Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:
       H.R. 3494.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution: ``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. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
       H.R. 3495.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
       H.R. 3496.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, clause 1 provides Congress with the 
     power to ``lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and 
     Excises'' in order to ``provide for the . . . general Welfare 
     of the United States.''
           By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:
       H.R. 3497.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
           By Mr. MESSER:
       H.R. 3498.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Constitution Art. I Sec. 8 cl. 2, under the power ``To 
     borrow Money on the credit of the United States'' and Art. I 
     Sec. 8 cl. 18, under 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 in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.''
           By Mr. NEAL:
       H.R. 3499.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1, and the Sixteenth 
     Amendment.
           By Mrs. NOEM:
       H.R. 3500.
       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. PAULSEN:
       H.R. 3501.
       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. POSEY:
       H.R. 3502.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the 
     United States
       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. POSEY:
       H.R. 3503.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause. 18 of the Constitution of the 
     United States
       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. POSEY:
       H.R. 3504.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the 
     United States
       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. POSEY:
       H.R. 3505.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the 
     United States
       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. POSEY:
       H.R. 3506.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the 
     United States
       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. REICHERT:
       H.R. 3507.
       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.''
            By Mr. RENACCI:
       H.R. 3508.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clauses 1 and 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the United 
     States Constitution.
            By Mr. THOMAS J. ROONEY of Florida:
       H.R. 3509.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, 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 of Officer thereof.
            By Mr. SCHRADER:
       H.R. 3510.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under:
       U.S. Const. art. 1, Sec.  8, cl. 12;
       U.S. Const. art. 1, Sec.  8, cl. 16;
            By Mr. SHERMAN:
       H.R. 3511.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8
            By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 3512.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes.
            By Ms. STEFANIK:
       H.R. 3513.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18 of the United States Consitution, 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. SUOZZI:
       H.R. 3514.
       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

[[Page 12016]]

     Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into 
     Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested 
     by this Consitution in the Govenrment of the United Sates, or 
     any Department of Officer thereof''
            By Mr. TIBERI:
       H.R. 3515.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 7
            By Mr. VEASEY:
       H.R. 3516.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution
            By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 3517.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
       The Congress shall have Power * * * To regulate Commerce 
     with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with 
     the Indian Tribes.
            By Mr. WALBERG:
       H.R. 3518.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution
            By Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California:
       H.R. 3519.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section VIII
       ``The Congress shall have power . . . to make all laws 
     which shall be necessary and proper for carrying the 
     execution of the foregoing powers, and all powers vested by 
     this Constitution in the government of the United States, or 
     in any department or officer thereof.''
            By Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN:
       H.R. 3520.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8
            By Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN:
       H.R. 3521.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
            By Mr. WESTERMAN:
       H.R. 3522.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8
            By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3523.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3524.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 and Article 1, Section 8, 
     Clause 1
            By Mrs. ROBY:
       H.J. Res. 114.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 5:
       ``The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall 
     deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this 
     Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of 
     two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for 
     proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid 
     to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, 
     when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the 
     several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, 
     as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed 
     by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made 
     prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall 
     in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the 
     Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, 
     without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage 
     in the Senate.''
            By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas:
       H.J. Res. 115.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Powers and Duties of the President (Art. 2, Sec. 2, Cl. 1)
       Mode of Amendment (Art. 5)

                          ____________________