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Legal Authority to Repurpose Funds for Border Barrier Construction
Congressional Research Service · 2019-12-30 · Reports · 21,821 words · PDF available
President Trump has prioritized the construction of border barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. Over the course of negotiations for FY2019 appropriations, the Administration asked Congress to approp...
The Power of Congress and the Executive to Exclude Aliens: Constitutional Principles
Congressional Research Service · 2019-12-30 · Reports · 35,743 words · PDF available
Supreme Court precedent establishes that inherent principles of sovereignty give Congress “plenary power” to regulate immigration. The core of this power—the part that has proven most impervious to ju...
The Office of Federal Student Aid as a Performance-Based Organization
Congressional Research Service · 2019-12-30 · Reports · 32,581 words · PDF available
The Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), within the U.S. Department of Education (ED), is established as a performance-based organization (PBO) pursuant to Section 141 of the Higher Education Act (HEA...
Campaign Finance Law: Disclosure and Disclaimer Requirements for Political Campaign Advertising
Congressional Research Service · 2019-12-30 · Resources · 1,687 words · PDF available
Federal campaign finance law sets forth disclosure and disclaimer requirements for certain types of political campaign advertisements. The term disclosure refers to periodic reporting to the Federal E...