[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14700]
[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. COFFMAN:
       H.R. 3210.
       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 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. HUIZENGA of Michigan:
       H.R. 3211.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 3212.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8.
           By Mr. GRAYSON:
        H.R. 3213.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7
       ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law. . . :
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
       ``The Congress shall have Power . . . to pay the Debts and 
     provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the 
     United States. . .''
           By Mr. GALLEGO:
       H.R. 3214.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       THE U.S. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I, SECTION 8:
       POWERS OF CONGRESS CLAUSE 18
       The Congress shall have power . . . 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.
           By Mr. GALLEGO:
       H.R. 3215.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       THE U.S. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I, SECTION 8:
       POWERS OF CONGRESS CLAUSE 18
       The Congress shall have power . . . 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.
           By Mr. KINGSTON:
       H.R. 3216.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7: ``No Money shall be drawn 
     from the Treasury but in Consequence of Appropriations made 
     by Law. . . .''
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ``The Congress shall have 
     the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common 
     Defence and general Welfare of the United States. . . .''
       Article I, Section 8, Clauses 12 and 13: Congress shall 
     have power ``[t]o raise and support Armies . . .'' and ``[t]o 
     provide and maintain a Navy.''
           By Mr. LAMBORN:
       H.R. 3217.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1:
       ``The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, 
     Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United 
     States.''
           By Mr. NUGENT:
       H.R. 3218.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.

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