[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 65 (Friday, May 1, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H2793]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. GOSAR:
        H.R. 2210.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation is constitutionally appropriate pursuant 
     to Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 (the Spending Clause).
       The Supreme Court, in South Dakota v. Dole (1987), reasoned 
     that conditions and limitations on funds were constitutional 
     and within the power of Congress under the Spending Clause.
       Thus, conditioning the use of federal funds in order to 
     direct appropriate spending goals and purposes are 
     constitutionally permissible. As the spending is national in 
     scope and pertains to all employees in the Legislative 
     Branch, and the conditions are clear, the limitation is 
     constitutional.