[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18416]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

  Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, the following statements are submitted regarding the 
specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the 
accompanying bill or joint resolution.

           By Mr. DICKS:
       H.R. 6716.
       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 Defense and 
     general welfare of the United States . . .' 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.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 6717.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
           By Ms. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 6718.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California:
       H.R. 6719.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United 
     States Constitution.

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