[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 164 (Friday, October 6, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H4990]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 5893.
       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 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
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       The subject of the bill is the making of appropriations for 
     the Departments of Commerce and Justice, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, and 
     related agencies for fiscal year 2024.