[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 119 (Monday, August 1, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H5887]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 2769.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Parental Consent Act is justified by Article 1, Section 
     9, which forbids the executive branch from spending money 
     unless it has been appropriated by Congress and Article I, 
     Section I which vest all legislative power in the Congress. 
     These two sections clearly give Congress power to forbid 
     federal funds from being used to support mental health 
     screening programs conducted in public schools without 
     parental consent.