January 29, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 18 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. GREEN of Tennessee:
        H.R. 847.
        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.