Federal Bills, Hearings, Regulations & Executive Orders
We passed down industrial know-how and then forgot it ourselves.
The military isn't a therapeutic institution; its purpose is to deter war, fight war, and win war.There are hard truths in military life that a humane society may dislike but cannot repeal. The first ...
On June 25, 2026, the Supreme Court inMullin v. Al Otro Ladoruled that an alien seeking to enter the United States at a port of entry but stopped on the Mexican side of the U.S.-Mexico border by a U.S...
John Kienker suggests one more book on the Declaration, and one to skip.
Nuclear power is cool once again and is all the rage in Asia. The North Koreans are getting in on the action with the rumored development of a nuclear-powered submarine. Not to be outdone, America’s a...
In the years following the financial crisis of 2007-2009, some large institutional investors began to purchase single-family (SF) homes to hold as rental properties.1Unlikeowner-occupantswho reside in...
In 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tried to make it harder for hospitals to obtain essential sterilized medical equipment by threatening to regulate the American industry out of busine...
The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is the main source of federal funding dedicated primarily to child care subsidies for low-income working families. The termCCDFwas coined by the U.S. Departm...
If the U.S. Postal Service gets its way, some major changes are coming for mail-in ballots. It is a welcome prospect at a time when USPS budgets are shrinking and delivery times are getting longer.On ...
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant provides federal grants to the 50 states, District of Columbia, and territories (referred to collectively as "states"), as well as Indian...
Private investmentsâalso referred to as alternative investments or private capitalâare investments generally available only toaccredited investors. Such investments includeprivate securities offer...
July 22, 2022 – June 30, 2026IF12171 DelphiTechnologiesis a parts and components supplier to automakers that wasspun offfrom General Motors (GM)in 1999. In May 2009, Delphi's pension plans were te...
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA,P.L. 104-193), also known as the1996 welfare reform law, was enacted 30 years ago. Leading up to its passage, debate...
This report provides an overview of the Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program's development and current congressional issues. It ispart of a series of CRS reports that focus on changes in programs a...
January 21, 2025 – June 30, 2026IN12489 This Insight accompanies the Congressional District Geography Workbook,aMicrosoft Excel filethat congressional users can download from CRS.gov. The workbook...
May 18, 2022 – June 30, 2026IF12115 The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) provides budgetary projections of government spending calledbaselines. Following rules of both House and Senate budget co...
March 12, 2019 – June 30, 2026IF11130 U.S. European Command (USEUCOM, commonly referred to as EUCOM) is one of 11combatant commands(CCMDs) within the Department of Defense (DOD, which is "using a ...
February 27, 2025 – June 30, 2026LSB11274 Fromthermal imagingandwiretapstoGPS trackingandvariousformsofelectronic eavesdropping, the emergence of new technologies and their investigative use have ...
September 15, 2022 – June 30, 2026IN12018 Since 1988, the federal government has maintained annual goals for small business participation in federal contracting. At that time, Congress required th...
Some analysts have observed that artificial intelligence (AI) may impact national and regional economies andjob marketsin ways thatvarydepending on theindustry,skills, andregion(geography). For decade...