[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 12, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H8170-H8171]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. YODER:
        H.R. 6776.
        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

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     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.