[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. ADERHOLT:
       H.R. 5894.
       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 I 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
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health 
     and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other 
     purposes.