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Appropriations
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Washington Energy Report
Hydropower Provisions Included in 2021 Appropriations Bill
By Elizabeth McCormick, Chuck Sensiba
On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which includes a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill for fiscal year (FY) 2021 along with $900 billion…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Provisions in the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act
Today, the House released the text of the pending 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act. It's a beast: 3126 pages long. Here are the references to immigration: p. 150: EOIR $ including…
Capital Thinking
What Does the Lame Duck Session of Congress Hold for US Federal Appropriations and COVID Negotiations?
Will former Vice President Joe Biden prevail in his quest to become president, or does President Trump once again defy conventional wisdom as he did in 2016? Do Democrats…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
D.C. Circuit Says House Has Standing to Challenge Trump’s Reprogramming Funds for Wall
The D.C. Circuit ruled today that the House of Representatives has standing to challenge President Trump's reprogramming of federal funds to build a border wall.The ruling is a setback for…
The Daily Intake
US House Appropriates $3.2 Billion for FDA for Fiscal Year 2021
On July 24, 2020, the US House of Representatives passed a four-bill minibus that set FDA’s fiscal year 2021 budget at $3.212 billion – a $40.8 million increase over last…
Triage Health Law
Redefined by COVID-19 and Shaped by Current Events: What’s Ahead for US Federal Appropriations
Attention in Congress will soon turn to the annual appropriations process and passage of fiscal year 2021 spending bills. In addition to funding the entire US government each year, the…
Capital Thinking
COVID-19: US & European Developments – Implementation and Oversight of CARES Act – June 9, 2020
By David Stewart, David Schnittger, Ludmilla Kasulke, Christina Economides
The US Congress is moving urgently to formulate new legislation that goes to the heart of the current policy debate in America, and it has nothing to do with coronavirus.…
Take Stock: Federal Policy Watch
Next Week in Congress
By Michael Drobac, Amanda Armistead, Greg Walden, Greg Guice, Nicole Cohen, Taylor Gayton
Additional Funding for Puerto Rico The House is expected to take up a supplemental appropriations bill next week to provide additional funding to Puerto Rico in the aftermath of recent…
CAP·impact
Appropriations Measures
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/appropriations-measures So, what essentially are appropriations measures? Unfortunately, while California law does not define the term, it is used frequently in the law. California’s Legislative Counsel defines an appropriation as…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Daily Read: GAO Finds Executive Wrongfully Withheld Funds to Ukraine
In its Report issued today, the United States Government Accountability Office found that the Executive wrongfully withheld funds Congress appropriated to Ukraine.The Report begins:Office of Management and Budget—Withholding of Ukraine Security…