[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 87 (Thursday, June 16, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H4328-H4329]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
        H.R. 2219.
        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

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     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.