[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 77 (Friday, May 11, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H3935-H3936]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. DENT:
        H.R. 5786.
        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 ofthe Constitution 
     ofthe 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

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     their purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to set 
     forth terms and conditions governing their use.

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