[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 193 (Wednesday, November 3, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6179]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. HOYER:
        H.R. 5830.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The principal constitutional authority for this legislation 
     is clause 1 of section 8 of article 1 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 . . .''
       In addition, clause 3 of section 8 of article 1 of the 
     Constitution provides: ``To regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian 
     Tribes;''
       In addition, clause 18 of section 8 of article 1 of the 
     Constitution, which provides: ``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.''
       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.