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Agricultural Conservation and the Next Farm Bill
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-20 · Reports · 7,927 words · PDF available
The agricultural conservation title of omnibus farm bills contains authorizing and amending language to existing and new voluntary resource conservation efforts on productive farm and ranch lands. Mos...
Department of Veterans Affairs: Abortion Policy
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-20 · Reports · 4,366 words · PDF available
The primary mission of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is to provide health care services to veterans. To accomplish this goal, VA has promulgated r...
The Role of Bridge Banks in FDIC Receiverships
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-20 · Posts · 786 words · PDF available
The collapses of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank (Signature) bring to the fore the function of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in winding down a failed financial institut...
Supreme Court Rules Against IRS on Foreign Account Reporting Penalties
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-20 · Posts · 2,278 words · PDF available
Federal law requires U.S. persons with a financial interest in or signature or other authority over foreign financial accounts totaling more than $10,000 to report these accounts by filing a Report of...
Energy and Water Development: FY2023 Appropriations
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-20 · Reports · 17,886 words · PDF available
The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations bill funds civil works projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE); the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation...
The Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA): A Primer
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-20 · Reports · 5,470 words · PDF available
This primer summarizes the Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA), the Educational Technical Assistance Act (ETAA), and the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act (NAEPAA). The re...
Coins and Medals Celebrating the Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-20 · Resources · 1,115 words · PDF available
On July 4, the United States celebrates the anniversary of the 1776 signing of the Declaration of Independence with a federal holiday called Independence Day. For certain milestone anniversaries (ever...
Voting and Quorum Procedures in the House of Representatives
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-20 · Reports · 11,940 words · PDF available
The Constitution requires that a quorum, defined as a majority of the House, be present on the floor when the House transacts business. The House, however, always presumes that a quorum is present unl...
EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-20 · Resources · 1,453 words · PDF available
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) requires certain facilities to report their emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs). In addition, the GHGRP req...
Use of National Statuary Hall: Assignment and Historic Events
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-20 · Reports · 4,875 words · PDF available
Statuary Hall has been used as the setting for a variety of events, including memorial ceremonies and receptions for new Members of Congress, award presentations, and as media space after presidential...