[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 12, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H2877]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. GRAVES of Georgia:
       H.R. 2250.
       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 byLaw . . . .'' 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 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.