[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 132 (Tuesday, September 16, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H7618]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 5489.
       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 which states, ``No Money shall be drawn 
     from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made 
     by Law . . .'' and clause 3 of section 8 of Article I, which 
     provides that, Congress shall have power to ``regulate 
     Commerce with foreign Nations, and among several States, and 
     with the Indian Tribes.'' In addition, clause 1 of section 8 
     of Article I provides that ``Congress shall have the Power  . 
     . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and 
     general Welfare of the United States . . .'' and clause 18 of 
     section 8 of Article I that states that Congress shall have 
     power 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. . . .'' Together, these specific 
     constitutional provisions establish the congressional power 
     to establish and appropriate funds, to determine its purpose, 
     amount, period of availability, means of access, and to set 
     forth terms and conditions governing its use.