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Appropriations
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Take Stock: Federal Policy Watch
Congress: Week in Review | Dec. 20, 2019
By Michael Drobac, Amanda Armistead, Greg Walden, Greg Guice, Nicole Cohen, Taylor Gayton
FY20 Spending Bills Appropriations Committee leaders reached a deal early this week to fund the government through FY20 and unveiled two packages of spending bills. One combines the Defense, Homeland…
Take Stock: Federal Policy Watch
Next Week in Congress
By Michael Drobac, Amanda Armistead, Greg Walden, Greg Guice, Nicole Cohen, Taylor Gayton
Continuing Negotiations on FY20 Appropriations Bicameral Appropriations Committee leadership and the Administration continue to negotiate a deal on FY20 appropriations as the current continuing resolution prepares to lapse at the…
Take Stock: Federal Policy Watch
Congress: Week in Review | Dec. 12, 2019
By Michael Drobac, Amanda Armistead, Greg Guice, Greg Walden, Nicole Cohen, Taylor Gayton
FY20 Appropriations With just a handful of legislative days remaining before government spending authority expires on December 20, House and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders met this morning to continue to…
Government Contracts
Think Inside the Box(es)
Imagine how early you could retire if you had a dollar for every time someone told you to “think outside the box.” Personally, I can’t count the number of times…
Take Stock: Federal Policy Watch
Congress: Week in Review | September 12, 2019
By Michael Drobac, Amanda Armistead, Greg Walden, Lauren Stroupe
Congress Returned to Washington Congress returned to Washington this week after its annual summer recess with just a handful of legislative days remaining before the fiscal year ends at the…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
District Court Halts Reprogramming Funds for Border Wall Construction
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law SchoolJudge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr., (N.D. Cal.) issued a permanent injunction on Friday halting the Trump Administration's efforts to reprogram Defense Department funds to…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Court Says House Lacks Standing to Challenge Trump’s Border Wall Funding
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law SchoolJudge Trevor N. McFadden (D.D.C.) ruled today that the House of Representatives lacks standing to challenge President Trump's reallocation of appropriated funds to build…
Take Stock: Federal Policy Watch
Next Week in Congress
By Michael Drobac, Greg Walden, Amanda Armistead, Casey Stokes, Lauren Stroupe
FY20 Spending Bills With the Memorial Day and lengthy August recess looming between now and the end of the fiscal year on September 30, appropriators will be focused on moving…
Global Policy Watch
Now In Congress: Budget, Nominations, Mueller Report
April began with Washington learning of the first-quarter fundraising hauls of Democratic presidential hopefuls, many of whom are current or former senators and House members. Meanwhile, several additional potential presidential…
ImmigrationProf Blog
California and 15 Other States File Lawsuit Challenging President Trump’s Declaration of National Emergency at the Southern Border
Yesterday, the State of California, led by former Congressman Xavier Becerra, announced a legal challenge to President Trump's emergency declaration:"California Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Xavier Becerra, leading a…