[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12729]
[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. CROWLEY:
       H.R. 3653.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1, Section 8 of Article 1
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 3654.
       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 II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 3655.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 4
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18

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