Download or read book Conditions on Federal Funding written by Anna Henning and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The U.S. system of government grants certain powers to the federal government and reserves all other powers to the states and the people. One of Congress's enumerated constitutional powers is the spending power - the power to spend federal funds. In general, courts have held that Congress has broad authority to attach conditions when exercising its spending power. However, courts have recognized outer limits on such conditions, including when the conditions arguably compel states to take certain actions. A motion recently filed in federal court argues that a prohibition on certain state tax cuts in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) is unconstitutionally coercive. This issue brief provides background information that may be useful for understanding the key constitutional provisions and case law relating to conditions on federal funding." -- from page 1.