[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 13532-13533]
[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. TONKO:
       H.R. 3692.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article One, Section 8, Clause 3
            By Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 3693.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution under the 
     General Welfare Clause.
            By Mr. BANKS of Indiana:
       H.R. 3694.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 12
       ``The Congress shall have the power to raise and support 
     armies''
            By Mr. O'ROURKE:
       H.R. 3695.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution:
       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 Office thereof.
            By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:
       H.R. 3696.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I; Section 8; Clause 1 of the Constitution states 
     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 Mrs. COMSTOCK:
       H.R. 3697.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 4 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution--The 
     Congress shall have Power to establish a uniform Rule of 
     Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject Bankruptcies 
     throughout the United States.
            By Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee:
       H.R. 3698.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8--this bill regulates Commerce among 
     the several states.
       Amendment V--the bill assures that citizens' liberty and 
     property (their businesses and livelihood) are not deprived, 
     that the government does not take property (market share, 
     potential for profit and livelihood) without just 
     compensation.
            By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 3699.
       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. KIND:
       H.R. 3700.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 7, Clause 1
       ``All Bills for raising Revenue shall orginate in the House 
     of Representatives''
            By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 3701.

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       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 I of the United States Constitution 
     and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and 
     interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.
            By Mr. McKINLEY:
       H.R. 3702.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       According to Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Ms. MENG:
       H.R. 3703.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
            By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 3704.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 18 of Section 8; Article I of the Constitution
            By Ms. PINGREE:
       H.R. 3705.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 1 of Section 8 of the US Constitution
            By Mr. RUIZ:
       H.R. 3706.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution
            By Ms. SANCHEZ:
       H.R. 3707.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 7
            By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:
       H.R. 3708.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (``To regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes'');
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 5 (``To coin Money, regulate 
     the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard 
     of Weights and Measures''); 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 thereof.'').
            By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:
       H.R. 3709.
       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. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 3710.
       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. GARRETT:
       H.J. Res. 117.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, U.S. Constitution

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