In July, Mr. Webster introduced legislation instructing the Treasury to prioritize interest payments, then military spending, then Social Security checks, then Medicare payments, "in the event the debt ceiling is reached".
So it was that Congress passed legislation instructing army officers not to send fugitives back into slavery and, later, declared that all fugitives coming into Union lines were free.
Next month's Queen's speech is expected to include legislation instructing internet service providers to install hardware that would give the government's electronic listening agency, GCHQ, increased access to communications data.
The Republican Party included a plank in its election platform calling for increased Congressional oversight of monetary policy, and there are perpetual rumblings that Republicans will push legislation instructing the Fed to focus solely on inflation, instead of its current dual responsibility for inflation and unemployment.
The legislation instructs Medicare officials to propose ways to measure the quality of end-of-life care.
In the event the Deutch proposal's carbon tax rates are insufficient, the legislation instructs EPA to impose regulations that enable the long-term emissions targets to be achieved.
The legislation also instructs the commission to issue rules that would permit shareholders to propose their own directors.
Last month, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif). introduced legislation to instruct the FAA to restrict consumers' use of drones.
The gold standard could be restored first by legislation simply instructing the Fed to follow a price rule in conducting its monetary policy that would maintain a stable dollar price for gold.
In the 21st Century Cures legislation, the FDA is instructed to develop a process to approve new uses for existing drugs on the basis of lower quality evidence, including "therapeutic use," "observational studies," and "registries," rather than clinical trials.
