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Limitations in Appropriations Measures: An Overview of Procedural Issues
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-16 · Reports · 13,111 words · PDF available
Both the House and Senate have internal rules encouraging the separation of money and policy decisions. These rules bar legislative provisions from being included in general appropriations measures un...
Cybercrime and the Law: Primer on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and Related Statutes
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-16 · Reports · 34,267 words · PDF available
There is no single, straightforward definition of cybercrime under federal law. Rather, depending on the context, “cybercrime” may refer to all crimes involving computers, or only to crimes targeting ...
SCOTUS Rules That PROMESA Does Not Abrogate Puerto Rico Oversight Board’s Sovereign Immunity—If It Has Any
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-16 · Posts · 1,288 words · PDF available
On May 11, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision in Financial Oversight and Management Board (Board) for Puerto Rico v. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI). The case presented the q...
Authorizations and the Appropriations Process
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-16 · Reports · 6,530 words · PDF available
The U.S. Constitution grants Congress the “power of the purse” by prohibiting expenditures “but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.” As a result, legislation to provide for government expend...
Implementation of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Guidance and Legal Considerations
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-16 · Reports · 10,382 words · PDF available
This report discusses P.L. 117-169, a budget reconciliation measure often referred to as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and its creation of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (the Program...