The Constitution is unambiguous that "all legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress."

Article I of the Constitution states "all legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives."

The Vesting Clause (Section One) vests "all legislative powers herein granted" to the Congress.

The language "herein granted" in Article I's vesting clause has been interpreted to mean that the powers Congress are to exercise are exclusively those specifically provided for in Article I. The clause "herein granted" was further defined and elaborated by the tenth amendment.

Article I, Section I of the United States Constitution vests "all legislative powers herein granted" to the Congress of the United States.

Section 1, reads, "All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives."

Alexander Hamilton later pointed out that the Constitution grants executive power and legislative power in different ways, with the legislative powers of Congress being expressly limited to what is "herein granted," unlike executive powers which are not expressly limited by an enumeration.

Mr. Hall said that a typical habendum clause contains the following, or similar, language: "To have and to hold the premises herein granted unto the party of the second part, the heirs or successors and assigns of the party of the second part, forever."

Article I begins by providing that the Congress of the United States enjoys " [ a ] ll legislative powers herein granted," s1, and goes on to give a careful enumeration of Congress's powers, s8.

We do so in the face of the declaration in Article I of the United States Constitution that "all legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States."