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January 8, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 3 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 301; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 3
(House of Representatives - January 08, 2019)

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[Page H286]
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           By Mr. GIBBS:
       H.R. 301.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The principal constitutional authority for this legislation 
     is clause 7 section 9 of article 1 of the Constitution of the 
     United States which states: ``No Money shall be drawn from 
     the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by 
     Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and 
     Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time 
     to time.'', ,