[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H34]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. GARRETT:
        H.R. 41.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (The Congress shall have 
     Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises 
     to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and 
     general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, 
     imposts, and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United 
     States.;) Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 (No Money shall be 
     drawn from the Treasury, but in consequence of Appropriations 
     made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the 
     Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be 
     published from time to time) and Article I, Section 8, Clause 
     18 (To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for 
     carrying into execution the foregoing Powers, and all other 
     Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the 
     United States, or in any Department of Officer thereof).
       The Constitution exclusively bestows to Congress the power 
     of the purse and this legislation would increase the amount 
     of borrowing authority of the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency for carrying out the national flood insurance program.