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| Date April 22, 2024 |
Report No. IF10525 |
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Updated April 22, 2024 Defense Primer: National and Defense Intelligence The Intelligence Community (IC) is responsible for providing insight into actual or potential threats to the U.S. homeland, the American people, and national interests at home and abroad. It aims to do so through the production of timely, apolitical products and services to help inform tactical and strategic decision-makers. ...
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| Date April 22, 2024 |
Report No. IF12641 |
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April 22, 2024 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) Expiring Tax Provisions: Economic and Distributional Effects A number of the changes enacted as part of P.L. 115-97, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act or TCJA, are temporary. Many of these provisions, particularly those affecting individuals and families, are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025. Others affecting businesses, including ...
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| Date April 22, 2024 |
Report No. IN12231 |
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INSIGHTi Banks Unrealized Losses, Part 1: New Treatment in the Basel III Endgame Proposal Updated April 22, 2024 On July 27, 2023, the federal banking regulators released a proposed rule that would amend bank capital rules for banks with over $100 billion in assets. The proposal would implement what is popularly called the Basel III Endgame, a series of reforms from the intergovernmental Basel ...
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| Date April 22, 2024 |
Report No. IN12234 |
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INSIGHTi FY2024 Defense Appropriations: Summary of Funding Updated April 22, 2024 The annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act primarily funds U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) activities except for military construction and family housing programs. It also funds certain activities of the intelligence community. The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024 (Division A of P.L. 118-47) ...
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| Date April 22, 2024 |
Report No. IN12350 |
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INSIGHTi The Biden Administration s First Student Loan Debt Relief Proposed Rule April 22, 2024 On April 17, 2024, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona (the Secretary) published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), describing when the Secretary may waive all or part of a borrower s outstanding federal student loan debt pursuant to Section 432(a)(6) of the Higher ...
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| Date April 22, 2024 |
Report No. LSB11151 |
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Legal Sidebari EMTALA Emergency Abortion Care Litigation Over Idaho s Abortion Restriction Heads to the Supreme Court April 22, 2024 On April 24, 2024, the Supreme Court is set to hear oral argument in Moyle v. United States, a case about access to emergency abortion services. Specifically, the case concerns whether the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), a federal law that ...
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| Date April 22, 2024 |
Report No. IF12639 |
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April 22, 2024 SBA s Rural Activities The U.S. Small Business Administration s (SBA s) mission is to aid, counsel, assist, and protect the interests of small businesses. While SBA generally helps small businesses regardless of location, small businesses may constitute a larger proportion of businesses in rural areas. According to SBA s Office of Advocacy (Advocacy), as of August 2023, nearly 85% ...
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| Date April 22, 2024 |
Report No. IF12643 |
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April 22, 2024 Access to Criminal History Record Information for Noncriminal Justice Purposes In the interest of allowing states to screen people who might work in professions where they would be responsible for caring for vulnerable people or where public safety concerns are implicated, Congress has passed legislation to allow the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to facilitate the exchange ...
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| Date April 19, 2024 |
Report No. R46873 |
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Emergency Response to Extreme Heat: Federal Financial Assistance and Considerations for Congress Updated April 19, 2024 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R46873 SUMMARY Emergency Response to Extreme Heat: Federal Financial Assistance and Considerations for Congress R46873 April 19, 2024 Erica A. Lee, Coordinator Specialist in Emergency Management and Disaster Recovery ...
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| Date April 19, 2024 |
Report No. R47542 |
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Honoring Our PACT Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-168): Expansion of Health Care Eligibility and Toxic Exposure Screenings Updated April 19, 2024 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R47542 SUMMARY Honoring Our PACT Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-168): Expansion of Health Care Eligibility and Toxic Exposure Screenings R47542 April 19, 2024 Sidath Viranga Panangala Specialist in Veterans ...
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| Date April 19, 2024 |
Report No. R48043 |
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Race-Conscious Admissions and Equal Protection in Higher Education April 19, 2024 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R48043 SUMMARY Race-Conscious Admissions and Equal Protection in Higher Education R48043 April 19, 2024 April J. Anderson Legislative Attorney In its 2023 decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, the Supreme Court upended decades-old precedent ...
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| Date April 19, 2024 |
Report No. IN12237 |
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INSIGHTi FY2024 Defense Appropriations: Status of Legislative Activity Updated April 19, 2024 On March 23, 2024, Congress enacted the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024 as Division A of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (P.L. 118-47), a package of six appropriations acts known as a minibus. Enactment of the legislation occurred nearly six months after the October 1 ...
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| Date April 19, 2024 |
Report No. R44027 |
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Tracking Federal Awards: USAspending.gov and Other Data Sources Updated April 19, 2024 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R44027 Tracking Federal Awards: USAspending.gov and Other Data Sources Summary USAspending.gov, available at http://www.USAspending.gov, is a government source for data on federal awards by state, congressional district (CD), county, city, and zip ...
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| Date April 19, 2024 |
Report No. IF12638 |
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April 19, 2024 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: FY2025 Appropriations Introduction The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), an agency within the Department of the Interior (DOI), has a mission to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats. Congress funds FWS through discretionary and mandatory appropriations. FWS discretionary appropriations typically are included ...
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| Date April 19, 2024 |
Report No. IN11563 |
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INSIGHTi Planning and Paying for College: Federal Government Resources Updated April 19, 2024 This Insight describes federal online resources intended to help students and parents plan and acquire funds for postsecondary education. These include federal resources that provide general information on scholarships, grants, fellowships, and internships for undergraduate and graduate students; federal ...
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| Date April 18, 2024 |
Report No. IF11096 |
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Updated April 18, 2024 The Congressional Review Act: Defining a Rule and Overturning a Rule an Agency Did Not Submit to Congress The Congressional Review Act (CRA, 5 U.S.C. 801-808) provides Congress with a mechanism to review federal agency actions that meet the CRA s definition of rule. Enacted in 1996, the CRA requires agencies to report the issuance of rules to Congress and provides Congress ...
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| Date April 18, 2024 |
Report No. IF12635 |
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April 18, 2024 Continuing Authorities Programs (CAPs) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) can study and implement certain types of water resource projects without project-specific congressional authorization under its programmatic authorities, known as continuing authorities programs (CAPs). Pursuant to congressionally established CAPs, USACE has authority ...
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| Date April 18, 2024 |
Report No. LSB11150 |
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Legal Sidebari Takings Claims in DeVillier v. Texas Awash in Procedural Matters April 18, 2024 In April 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in a DeVillier v. Texas, a case brought by landowners who sought compensation for property damage caused by the state. Several years ago, Texas constructed a three-foot wall along a highway to serve as a barrier that could protect the road ...
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| Date April 18, 2024 |
Report No. R44413 |
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Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation: In Brief Updated April 18, 2024 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R44413 SUMMARY Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation: In Brief R44413 April 18, 2024 Mary Beth D. Nikitin Specialist in Nonproliferation The Department of Energy s (DOE s) ...
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| Date April 18, 2024 |
Report No. R46293 |
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Earth Day: Fact Sheet Updated April 18, 2024 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R46293 Earth Day: Fact Sheet Introduction Earth Day is an annual event to raise awareness about environmental issues. First held on April 22, 1970, it is celebrated each year on April 22. This fact sheet assists congressional offices with work related to Earth Day. It contains historical ...
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| Date April 18, 2024 |
Report No. IF11395 |
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Updated April 18, 2024 Changes to India s Citizenship Laws Many in Congress have taken interest in human rights and religious freedom in India. In late 2019, India s parliament passed, and its president signed into law, the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, amending the country s 1955 Citizenship Act. For the first time in independent India s history, a religious criterion was added to the ...
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| Date April 18, 2024 |
Report No. IF11484 |
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Updated April 18, 2024 U.S. Repatriation Program for Citizens Returned from Abroad Introduction Section 1113 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1313) permanently authorizes the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide temporary aid to certain repatriated U.S. citizens and their dependents. To be eligible, citizens must (1) be without available resources and (2) be ...
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| Date April 17, 2024 |
Report No. R46014 |
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FEMA Individual Assistance Programs: An Overview Updated April 17, 2024 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R46014 SUMMARY FEMA Individual Assistance Programs: An Overview R46014 April 17, 2024 Elizabeth M. Webster Specialist in Emergency Following a presidential declaration of emergency or major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Management and Disaster Disaster ...
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| Date April 17, 2024 |
Report No. IF11837 |
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Updated April 17, 2024 The Paperwork Reduction Act and Federal Collections of Information: A Brief Overview Congress enacted the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) in 1980 and reauthorized it in 1995 (codified at 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521) in part to address a concern that the federal government was requiring businesses, individuals, and other entities to spend too much time filling out paperwork at the ...
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| Date April 17, 2024 |
Report No. LSB11148 |
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Legal Sidebari FISA Section 702 Sunset, Authorization, and Potential Extension April 17, 2024 Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) as amended by the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (FAA), FISA Amendments Act of 2017, and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA FY2024) will sunset on April 19, 2024. Title VII includes Section 702, which governs ...
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| Date April 17, 2024 |
Report No. RS21534 |
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Oman: Politics, Security, and U.S. Policy Updated April 17, 2024 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov RS21534 SUMMARY Oman: Politics, Security, and U.S. Policy RS21534 April 17, 2024 Since the British withdrawal from the Persian Gulf in the early 1970s, Oman has relied on the United States as a key defense partner, and successive U.S. presidential administrations have ...
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| Date April 17, 2024 |
Report No. R48038 |
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U.S. LNG Exports to Non-FTA Countries: Frequently Asked Questions Updated April 17, 2024 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R48038 U.S. LNG Exports to Non-FTA Countries: Frequently Asked Questions Contents Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1 Questions and ...
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| Date April 17, 2024 |
Report No. IN12349 |
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Shelter and Services Program (SSP) FY2024 Funding April 17, 2024 On April 12, 2024, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced the availability of FY2024 Shelter and Services Program (SSP) grant funding. The SSP funds nonfederal entities providing food, shelter, transportation, and supportive services to noncitizen migrants released from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) custody. ...
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| Date April 16, 2024 |
Report No. R48034 |
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Illustrative Examples of Premium Tax Credit Variation Among Hypothetical Households April 16, 2024 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R48034 SUMMARY Illustrative Examples of Premium Tax Credit Variation Among Hypothetical Households Individuals without access to subsidized health insurance coverage may be eligible for the premium tax credit (PTC), a federal subsidy that ...
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| Date April 16, 2024 |
Report No. R48033 |
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Class VI Carbon Sequestration Wells: Permitting and State Program Primacy April 16, 2024 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R48033 SUMMARY Class VI Carbon Sequestration Wells: Permitting and State Program Primacy R48033 April 16, 2024 Angela C. Jones Analyst in Environmental The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates wells used for underground injection ...
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| Date April 16, 2024 |
Report No. IF12499 |
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Updated April 16, 2024 Bureau of Land Management: FY2024 Appropriations The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in the Department of the Interior (DOI), manages 245 million acres of federal land, nearly all in the West. Under its multiple-use mission, BLM manages lands for diverse purposes, including livestock grazing, energy development, recreation, and conservation. The agency also administers ...
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| Date April 16, 2024 |
Report No. IF12135 |
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Updated April 16, 2024 The U.S. Army s Typhon Strategic Mid-Range Fires (SMRF) System What Is the Army s Strategic Mid-Range Fires (SMRF) System? Reported improvements to Russian and Chinese artillery systems present a challenge to the U.S. Army. Improved longer-ranged artillery systems, new employment techniques for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and the proliferation of special munitions (such ...
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| Date April 16, 2024 |
Report No. IF12634 |
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April 16, 2024 The Deliberative Process Privilege in Congress The executive branch sometimes invokes the deliberative process privilege (DPP) in response to requests for information from Congress and the public, both in litigation and, with respect to the former, in the course of congressional investigations. The DPP is recognized primarily as a common-law privilege, although some courts have ...
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| Date April 15, 2024 |
Report No. R43366 |
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U.S. Naturalization Policy Updated April 15, 2024 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R43366 SUMMARY U.S. Naturalization Policy Naturalization is the process that grants U.S. citizenship to lawful permanent residents (LPRs) who fulfill requirements established by Congress and enumerated in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). In general, U.S. immigration policy ...
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| Date April 15, 2024 |
Report No. R48027 |
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Legal Requirements for Section 501(c)(3) Hospitals April 15, 2024 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R48027 SUMMARY Legal Requirements for Section 501(c)(3) Hospitals It is estimated that approximately half of private, community hospitals are non-profit organizations, which may be eligible for federal income tax exemption as charitable organizations under 501(c)(3) of ...
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| Date April 15, 2024 |
Report No. LSB11147 |
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Legal Sidebari Congressional Court Watcher: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers (April 8 April 14, 2024) April 15, 2024 The federal courts issue hundreds of decisions every week in cases involving diverse legal disputes. This Sidebar series selects decisions from the past week that may be of particular interest to federal lawmakers, focusing on orders and decisions of the Supreme ...
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| Date April 15, 2024 |
Report No. IF10506 |
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Updated April 15, 2024 Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Overview Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is part of the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program, commonly known as Social Security. OASDI is a federal social insurance program that provides monthly cash benefits to insured workers and their eligible family members in the event of the worker s ...
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| Date April 15, 2024 |
Report No. IF12540 |
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Updated April 15, 2024 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: FY2024 Appropriations Introduction The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), an agency within the Department of the Interior (DOI), has a mission to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats. Congress funds FWS through discretionary and mandatory appropriations. FWS discretionary appropriations typically are ...
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| Date April 15, 2024 |
Report No. IN11782 |
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INSIGHTi Voter Registration Agencies Under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) Updated April 15, 2024 A key purpose of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) was to expand access to voter registration for federal elections, in part by providing registration opportunities at various government agencies that people commonly visit for services. NVRA s motor voter provisions ...
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| Date April 15, 2024 |
Report No. IF12197 |
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Updated April 15, 2024 Firearms Dealers Engaged in the Business On June 25, 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA; P.L. 117-159). Section 12002 of P.L. 117-159 amends definitions related to firearms dealer licensure in the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA, 18 U.S.C. 921 et seq.). Under the GCA, the definition of engaged in the business undergirds ...
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| Date April 12, 2024 |
Report No. IF12235 |
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Updated April 12, 2024 Abortion Funding Restrictions in Foreign Assistance Legislation For over five decades, Congress has enacted abortionrelated funding restrictions in U.S. foreign assistance legislation. Many of the restrictions were adopted against the backdrop of the Supreme Court s 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, which held that the Constitution protected a woman s decision to terminate her ...
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| Date April 12, 2024 |
Report No. RL33377 |
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Tax-Exempt Organizations Under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c): Political Activity Restrictions Updated April 12, 2024 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov RL33377 SUMMARY Tax-Exempt Organizations Under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c): Political Activity Restrictions RL33377 April 12, 2024 Justin C. Chung Legislative Attorney The ability of tax-exempt ...
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| Date April 12, 2024 |
Report No. IF10349 |
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Updated April 12, 2024 Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Funding for FY2024 Members of Congress are frequently lobbied to add funding to annual defense appropriation legislation for certain medical research programs on a wide variety of diseases and topics. In addressing annual appropriations bills, many Members frequently seek information on enacted levels for such funding under ...
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| Date April 12, 2024 |
Report No. R43826 |
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An Overview of Accreditation of Higher Education in the United States Updated April 12, 2024 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R43826 SUMMARY An Overview of Accreditation of Higher Education in the United States The federal government provides varying types of support to postsecondary students and schools, including student financial assistance (e.g., Pell Grants and ...
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| Date April 12, 2024 |
Report No. IN11883 |
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INSIGHTi Russian Military Actions at Ukraine s Nuclear Power Plants Updated April 12, 2024 Russia s military occupation of Ukraine s six-reactor Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) the largest in Europe has raised widespread alarm about potential damage to the plant that could cause large radioactive releases to the environment. Russian forces captured the plant on March 4, 2022, with reported ...
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| Date April 12, 2024 |
Report No. IF12632 |
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April 12, 2024 Social Security Overpayments: Debt Recovery Introduction The Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program, commonly known as Social Security, is authorized under Title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). Social Security is a work-based social insurance program that provides monthly cash benefits to retired or disabled workers and their family ...
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| Date April 11, 2024 |
Report No. R48025 |
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CIRCIA: Notice of Proposed Rule Making: In Brief April 11, 2024 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R48025 SUMMARY CIRCIA: Notice of Proposed Rule Making: In Brief The federal government is planning to require certain businesses to report when they are victims of cyberattacks. R48025 April 11, 2024 Chris Jaikaran Specialist in Cybersecurity Policy In March 2024, the ...
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| Date April 11, 2024 |
Report No. IF11451 |
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Updated April 11, 2024 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA): An Overview Introduction Congress enacted the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in 1978. FISA provides a statutory framework for government agencies to obtain authorization to gather foreign intelligence by means of (1) electronic surveillance, (2) physical searches, (3) pen registers and trap and trace (PR/TT) devices ...
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| Date April 11, 2024 |
Report No. IF12633 |
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April 11, 2024 Unemployment Compensation, Labor Disputes, and Strikes Introduction Labor disputes among workers and employers may involve temporary work stoppages. Strikes occur when workers initiate the work stoppage. Lockouts happen when employers refuse to allow employees to work. For 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that a total of 33 major work stoppages involving 1, ...
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| Date April 11, 2024 |
Report No. R46674 |
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Lunar New Year: Fact Sheet Updated April 11, 2024 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R46674 Lunar New Year: Fact Sheet Introduction The Lunar New Year is a holiday celebrated in many parts of Asia and in Asian communities around the world. It marks the beginning of the year using the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. Typically, Lunar New Year is observed in late ...
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