,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,gingrey of ,georgia 7for himself1 
,mr4 ,westmoreland1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,mr4   
,duncan of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4       
,wittman1 and ,mrs4 ,blackburn7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,rules1 for a period to be
 subsequently determined by the         
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to require ,congress to     
specify the source of authority under   
the ,united ,states ,constitution for   
the enactment of laws1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,enumerated ,powers 
,act4  #b4 ,specification of            
constitutional authority for enactment  
of law  7a7 ,constitutional authority   
for this ,act ,this ,act is enacted     

pursuant to the power granted ,congress 
under article ,i1 section #h1 clause    
#ah1 of the ,united ,states             
,constitution and the power granted to  
each ,house of ,congress under article  
,i1 section #e1 clause #b1 of the       
,united ,states ,constitution4  7b7     
,constitutional authority statement     
required ,chapter #b of title #a1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after section #ajb the        
following new section3  #ajb;a4         
,constitutional authority clause  7a7   
,each ,act of ,congress shall contain a 
concise and definite statement of the   
constitutional authority relied upon for
 the enactment of each portion of that  
,act4 ,the failure to comply with this  
section shall give rise to a point of   
order in either ,house of ,congress4    
,the availability of this point of order
 does not affect any other available    
relief4  7b7 ,the provisions of this    
section are enacted by the ,congress--  
7#a7 as an exercise of the rulemaking   

power of the ,house of ,representatives 
and the ,senate1 respectively1 and as   
such they shall be considered as part of
 the rules of each ,house1 respectively1
 or of that ,house to which they        
specifically apply1 and such rules shall
 supersede other rules only to the      
extent that they are inconsistent       
therewith2 and  7#b7 with full          
recognition of the constitutional right 
of either ,house to change such rules   
7so far as relating to such ,house7 at  
any time1 in the same manner1 and to the
 same extent as in the case of any other
 rule of such ,house4  4  7c7 ,clerical 
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter #b of title #a1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after the item relating to    
section #ajb the following new item3    
#ajb;a4 ,constitutional authority       
clause4  4