[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 84 (Friday, May 29, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H3582]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. CULBERSON:
        H.R. 2578.
        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 by Law. . . .'' 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.