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Download official House Record PDFReturn to issue contextBy Mr. COLE:
H.R. 9770.
Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant
to the following:
The principal constitutional authority for this legislation
is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of
the United States (the appropriation power), which states:
“No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in
Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . . .” In
addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the
Constitution (the spending power) provides: “The Congress
shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for
the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States .
. . .” Together, these specific constitutional provisions
establish the congressional power of the purse, granting
Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine
their purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to set
forth terms and conditions governing their use.