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  2. Nondelegable obligation - Wikipedia

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    The doctrine of nondelegation is a principle that one branch of government, typically Congress, cannot delegate powers or responsibilities apportioned to it by the constitution to another branch of government. [21] Similarly, if someone is elected to public office, the responsibilities of said position cannot be contracted to a different party.

  3. Enumerated powers (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution: . The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

  4. Nondelegation doctrine - Wikipedia

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    Clark, 143 U.S. 649, noted "That congress cannot delegate legislative power to the president is a principle universally recognized as vital to the integrity and maintenance of the system of government ordained by the constitution" [12] while holding that the tariff-setting authority delegated in the McKinley Act "was not the making of law," but ...

  5. Ineligibility Clause - Wikipedia

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    The Ineligibility Clause (sometimes also called the Emoluments Clause, [1] or the Incompatibility Clause, [2] or the Sinecure Clause [3]) is a provision in Article 1, Section 6, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution [4] that makes each incumbent member of Congress ineligible to hold an office established by the federal government during their tenure in Congress; [5] it also bars officials ...

  6. Separation of powers under the United States Constitution

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    Under the nondelegation doctrine, Congress may not delegate its lawmaking responsibilities to any other agency. In this vein, the Supreme Court held in the 1998 case Clinton v. City of New York that Congress could not delegate a "line-item veto" to the President, by powers vested in the government by the Constitution.

  7. Congress takes aim at White House nursing home staffing quotas

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    Under the requirements unveiled in April, all nursing homes that receive federal funding through Medicare and Medicaid will need to have a registered nurse on staff 24 hours per day, seven days ...

  8. Largest nursing union urges Congress to codify abortion ... - AOL

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    Story at a glance The nation’s largest union of registered nurses has sent a letter to senators in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act. The act would codify the federal right to an ...

  9. Non-voting members of the United States House of ...

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    The Choctaw tribe has never appointed a delegate to Congress [22] and the Cherokee had not until 2019. [23] However, the Choctaw did send a non-congressional delegate to Washington for most of the 19th century as an ambassador to represent them before the U.S. government, the most noteworthy being Peter Pitchlynn. [24]