[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 26 (Monday, February 11, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H1518]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. GALLAGHER:
       H.R. 1144.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The legislation places limitations on how Treasury can 
     expend funds during a lapse in regular appropriations. 
     Congress has the authority to enact this under Article 1, 
     Section 9 of the Constitution:
        ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular 
     Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all 
     public Money shall be published from time to time.''