Statement on Signing the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act
Issued 2019-12-19 by Donald J. Trump
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President Donald J. Trump issued a "signing statement" alongside the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act, which he signed into law. This legislation supports America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and aims to simplify the Federal financial aid application process. Specifically, it provides permanent funding for HBCUs and other institutions that primarily serve first-generation and
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Constitutional Analysis
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This signing statement ("Statement on Signing the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act") was issued alongside a bill the President signed into law. Signing statements allow presidents to express constitutional or policy objections to specific provisions of legislation they have just signed. Their legal weight and constitutional propriety have been contested since the practice became common in the 1980s.
Critics — including the American Bar Association — argue that using signing statements to announce an intent to not enforce portions of a law effectively creates a line-item veto, which the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional in Clinton v. City of New York (1998). Defenders argue presidents have a duty to identify constitutional concerns and that signing statements are a legitimate form of executive interpretation. The constitutional propriety depends on whether this specific statement announces non-enforcement or merely records the President's views.
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