[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 84 (Friday, May 14, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2357]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. HICE of Georgia:
        H.R. 3249.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7 and Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States, which 
     together 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; 
     and, Article I, Section 8, clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution, which grants the Congress authority ``to make 
     all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying 
     into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers 
     vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United 
     States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''