July 31, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5525 

By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. BILBRAY, and Mr. FILNER): 

H.R. 6238. A bill to amend title 39, United 

States Code, to authorize the United States 

Postal Service to sell, at fair market value, 

any post office building subject to relocation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 

By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri: 

H.R. 6239. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prevent the payment of 

cash to recipients of supplemental nutrition 

assistance for the return of empty bottles 

and cans used to contain food purchased with 

benefits provided under such Act; to the 

Committee on Agriculture. 

By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri: 

H.R. 6240. A bill to make reforms to taxes, 

regulations, and workforce development programs in order to increase employment in 

the manufacturing sector and overall economy; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 

and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, and 

Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 

case for consideration of such provisions as 

fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 

concerned. 

By Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York (for 

herself, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. CONYERS, 

Mr. HOLT, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. MARKEY, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. HAHN, Mr. 

NADLER, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. CICILLINE, 

Mr. MORAN, Ms. ESHOO, Mrs. LOWEY, 

Mr. ELLISON, Mr. GRIJALVA, and Mr. 

SERRANO): 

H.R. 6241. A bill to require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of 

ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition; 

to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Ms. ROSLEHTINEN, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. POE of 

Texas, Mr. CROWLEY, and Mr. TURNER

of New York): 

H.R. 6242. A bill to direct the President to 

submit to Congress a report on actions the 

executive branch has taken relating to the 

resolution of the issue of Jewish refugees 

from Arab countries; to the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs. 

By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: 

H.R. 6243. A bill to exempt certain air taxi 

services from taxes on transportation by air; 

to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

By Mr. CROWLEY: 

H. Con. Res. 135. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the presentation of the Congressional 

Gold Medal to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, in 

recognition of her leadership and perseverance in the struggle for freedom and democracy in Burma; to the Committee on House 

Administration. 

By Mr. MACK (for himself, Mr. ENGEL, 

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. SIRES, Mr. 

DIAZ-BALART, Mr. RIVERA, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. HARPER, and Mrs. 

SCHMIDT): 

H. Res. 745. A resolution expressing concern regarding the conditions of democracy, 

freedom of the press, human rights, business 

and investment climate, counternarcotics 

cooperation, and the relationship with Iran, 

in Ecuador prior to the July 31, 2013, expiration of the Andean Trade Preference Act and 

the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug 

Eradication Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 

subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 

committee concerned. 

By Ms. SLAUGHTER: 

H. Res. 746. A resolution prohibiting the 

consideration of a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment or adjournment sine 

die unless a law is enacted to provide for the 

extension of certain expired or expiring tax 

provisions that apply to middle-income taxpayers; to the Committee on Rules. 

By Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. 

ISRAEL, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, and 

Mr. ISSA): 

H. Res. 748. A resolution expressing support 

for designation of September 2012 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month; to 

the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 

By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. MCKINLEY, Ms. RICHARDSON, 

Mr. KEATING, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 

BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. LEVIN, 

Mr. MORAN, Ms. WATERS, Ms. SPEIER, 

Ms. LEE of California, and Ms. WILSON of Florida): 

H. Res. 749. A resolution expressing support 

for the XIX International AIDS Conference 

and the sense of the House of Representatives that continued commitment by the 

United States to HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs is crucial to 

protecting global health; to the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a 

period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of 

such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 

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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. PAULSEN: 

H.R. 6232. 

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: 

Article 1, Section 8—to provide for the 

common Defence and general Welfare of the 

United States. 

By Mr. LUCAS: 

H.R. 6233. 

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: 

The ability to regulate interstate commerce pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, 

Clause 3. 

By Mr. HALL: 

H.R. 6234. 

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: 

The constitutional authority on which this 

bill rests is the power of Congress to: 

1. regulate commerce . . . among the several states . . . as enumerated in Article I, 

Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution, and 

2. provide for the general welfare of the 

United States as enumerated in Article I, 

Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution. 

By Mr. FLORES: 

H.R. 6235. 

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: 

Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2 

By Mr. AMODEI: 

H.R. 6236. 

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: 

The constitutional authority on which this 

bill rests is the power of Congress to make 

rules for the government and regulation of 

the land and naval forces, as enumerated in 

Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United 

States Constitution. 

By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa: 

H.R. 6237. 

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, Section 

8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution. 

By Mrs. DAVIS of California: 

H.R. 6238. 

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: 

Article I, Section 8 

By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri: 

H.R. 6239. 

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: 

Article 1; Section 8; Necessary and Proper 

Clause 

Congress created the SNAP program, formerly known as food stamps, to provide a social safety net for the least fortunate in our 

society. However, that social safety net and 

the tax payers who support it are being defrauded to the tune of millions of dollars a 

year. Therefore, it is both necessary and 

proper to protect the taxpayers’ money 

through policies which aim to prevent fraud 

within the SNAP program. 

By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri: 

H.R. 6240. 

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: 

Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1—taxation 

‘‘The congress shall have the power to lay 

and collect taxes. . .’’ 

This bill makes several revisions to the 

current tax code which Congress has the 

power to do under the first clause in Article 

1 section 8. 

Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3—Commerce 

‘‘To regulate commerce . . . among the 

several states. . .’’ 

This bill makes reforms to the way regulations are promulgated which affect and govern the way businesses and states conduct 

commerce. 

By Mrs. MCCARTHY OF New York: 

H.R. 6241. 

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: 

This bill is enacted pursuant to the powers 

granted to the Congress by Article I, Section 

8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution. 

By Mr. NADLER: 

H.R. 6242. 

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: 

Article I, Section 8, Clauses 11 and 18. 

By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: 

H.R. 6243. 

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: 

Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United 

States Constitution, and Amendment XVI of 

the United States Constitution. 

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ADDITIONAL SPONSORS 

Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors 

were added to public bills and resolutions as follows: 

H.R. 15: Mr. DINGELL, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 

MARKEY, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, 

Mr. HOLT, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. 

CASTOR of Florida, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. 

MCCOLLUM, and Ms. DELAURO. 

H.R. 16: Mr. DINGELL and Mr. WELCH. 

H.R. 122: Mr. WOMACK. 

H.R. 127: Mr. PAUL and Mr. ROKITA. 

H.R. 288: Ms. CHU, Mr. WELCH, Mr. 

FALEOMAVAEGA, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. 

CLAY, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. SABLAN, and Ms. MATSUI. 

H.R. 289: Ms. HOCHUL, Mr. CARNAHAN, and 

Mr. BERMAN. 


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