3.0.0 2432 2023-01-11T13:24:48Z 2023-01-11T13:24:48Z House H HR 2013-06-19 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NOLAN:H.R. 2432.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress's constitutional power over the nation's ArmedForces arguably provides ample authority to legislate withrespect to how they may be employed. Under Article I, Section8, Congress has the power ``To lay and collect Taxes . . . to. . . pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence,''``To raise and support Armies,'' ``To provide and Maintain aNavy,'' ``To make Rules for the Government and Regulation ofthe land and naval Forces,'' and ``To declare War, grantletters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerningCaptures on Land and Water,'' as well as ``To provide forcalling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union,suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions'' and ``To providefor organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, andfor governing such Part of them as may be employed in theService of the United States.'' Further, Congress isempowered ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers . ..'' as well as ``all other Powers vested by this Constitutionin the Government of the United States, or in any Departmentor officer thereof.''Congress has virtually plenary constitutional power overappropriations, one that is not qualified with reference toits powers in Section 8. Article I, Section 9 provides that``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but inConsequence of Appropriations made by Law.''[Page H3928]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-06-19T14:02:30Z 2013-06-19 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2013-06-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-06-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000127 Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] RICHARD NOLAN D MN 8 N Armed Forces and National Security Appropriations Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Defense spending Middle East Military assistance, sales, and agreements Syria Armed Forces and National Security

00 2013-06-19 Introduced in House 2013-08-29T21:36:56Z Prohibits funds made available to any federal department or agency for any fiscal year from being obligated or expended to provide military assistance to any of the armed combatants in Syria absent express prior statutory authorization from Congress.

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