[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 154 (Tuesday, September 8, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H4331]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Ms. LEE of California:
        H.R. 8192.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States (the appropriation power), 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 . 
     . .''