Appropriations Clause
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The Appropriations Clause[1] or Statement and Account Clause refers to a provision of Article I, Section 9, Clause 7, that provides Congress with the power to control the spending of the federal government and requires that records of expenditures be made.
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Article I, Section 9, Clause 7:
| “ | No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law; and a regular statement and account of receipts and expenditures of all public money shall be published from time to time. | ” |
[edit] References
- ^ Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.) (2005). The Heritage Guide to the Constitution. Edwin Meese, III: Regnery Publishing, 163. ISBN 1-5969-8001-X.
