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Any such payment would in any case require congressional authorization, as the US Constitution bars the president from spending Treasury funds without an appropriation made by law.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

The project, now estimated to cost roughly $400 million, is supposedly being financed through private donations rather than a congressional appropriation.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

Plagiarism can be defined as the appropriation of someone else’s words or ideas without acknowledgment or compensation.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

The money comes from the judgment fund, which is a Congress-approved ongoing appropriation that allows the Justice Department to settle cases and make payments.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

The committee left for Washington to study the evidence and report on whether an appropriation was warranted.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Nearly all appropriations bills that Congress passes include a rider that says none of the money being awarded can be used for publicity or propaganda purposes.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

Navatek targeted the powerful members who sat on the House and Senate appropriations committees.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Federal appropriations for the Kennedy Center cover operations, maintenance and other campus expenses, while the institution’s employee payroll and lineup of artistic programming is funded separately through ticketing, fundraising and other non-federal revenues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

With few exceptions, the limit applies to most appropriations of tax revenue, including when lawmakers put money away in the rainy day fund and other reserves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026

The statements made by Department witnesses seeking appropriations were not in accord with those contained in key publications of the Agriculture Department.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson