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Congressionally meaning
By a congress; often specifically by the United States Congress.
Using Congressionally
- The main meaning on this page is: By a congress; often specifically by the United States Congress.
- In the example corpus, congressionally often appears in combinations such as: congressionally mandated, the congressionally, in congressionally.
Context around Congressionally
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 13 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Congressionally
- In this selection, "congressionally" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, withhold, future, withheld, approved, directed and mandated stand out and add context to how "congressionally" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2 million congressionally directed spending and 302m in congressionally approved aid. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "congressionally" sits close to words such as abbe, abdollahian and abergavenny, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with congressionally
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Former Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles chaired the congressionally authorized board until Monday. (12 words)
One possible analogue could be the State Department’s congressionally required Country Reports on Terrorism. (15 words)
And on the bigger issue of overseeing spending for transportation by different agencies, mostly within DOT, but congressionally appropriated funds. (20 words)
But for avoidance of doubt, just consider a couple of gems from the CBO scoring report on the Congressionally passed debt ceiling bill that is already on the verge of being unceremoniously kicked into the ditch. (36 words)
However, the Department of Energy is actually still selling oil from the SPR due to congressionally mandated sales and has stated that purchases can't happen at the same time due to logistics. (33 words)
Trump is accused of seeking the Ukraine investigation — and a probe of Joe Biden and his son, Hunter — for his own political benefit while holding back congressionally approved military aid as leverage. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
But for avoidance of doubt, just consider a couple of gems from the CBO scoring report on the Congressionally passed debt ceiling bill that is already on the verge of being unceremoniously kicked into the ditch.
Downes also told the council about discussions with the offices of Senators Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville about congressionally-directed spending for stormwater improvements.
However, the Department of Energy is actually still selling oil from the SPR due to congressionally mandated sales and has stated that purchases can't happen at the same time due to logistics.
The congressionally mandated “Annual Threat Assessment” report highlights China’s space capabilities as one element of the country’s larger quest for global dominance.
And on the bigger issue of overseeing spending for transportation by different agencies, mostly within DOT, but congressionally appropriated funds.
One such idea includes restoring the power of impoundment, which allowed Presidents to withhold congressionally appropriated funds—a favorite maneuver of Richard Nixon’s—until it was by Congress in 1974.
The Bath Y had already been working on a child care expansion with $1.5 million in congressionally directed spending for that in 2021.
U.S. Senator Katie Britt, R-Ala., announced Friday, Aug. 23, a $2 million congressionally directed spending grant for Atmore Community Hospital.
And the primary way federal judges do it is with Rule 11. Rule 11 is a congressionally sanctioned tool that enables judges to keep attorneys honest in their courtrooms.
In the process, the White House withheld an Oval Office visit from Zelenskiy and, for a time, congressionally-approved U.S. military assistance.
Trump is accused of seeking the Ukraine investigation — and a probe of Joe Biden and his son, Hunter — for his own political benefit while holding back congressionally approved military aid as leverage.
Under the current circumstances, concerns about including explicit pro-life protections in future congressionally authorized programs and initiatives go beyond the GWI office.
Both told lawmakers in closed hearings that the Trump White House improperly withheld congressionally approved military aid to pressure Ukraine to investigate Democrats.
But I later found that my father did not endorse any of the unconstitutional non-congressionally declared foreign wars we always found ourselves bogged down in-including Vietnam.
He was the first OMB official to testify on the office's role in holding up the $391m (£302m) in congressionally-approved aid to Ukraine.
One possible analogue could be the State Department’s congressionally required Country Reports on Terrorism.
Prior to this bill The American Legion membership periods were congressionally chartered, and prevented membership from expanding, due to eligibility dates without an act of Congress.
The conversation occurred after Trump had withheld $391 million in congressionally approved security assistance to Ukraine to help it deal with Russia-backed separatists in the eastern part of the country.
Former Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles chaired the congressionally authorized board until Monday.
In the coming months, the National Academies of Science is expected to release a report on the program's progress instituting congressionally mandated reforms.
Common combinations with congressionally
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: