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Military Medical Malpractice and the Feres Doctrine
Congressional Research Service · 2023-04-25 · Resources · 1,354 words · PDF available
The Department of Defense (DOD) employs physicians and other medical personnel to administer health care to servicemembers, military retirees, and their family members. If these providers commit medic...
Frequently Asked Questions: CHIPS Act of 2022 Provisions and Implementation
Congressional Research Service · 2023-04-25 · Reports · 17,849 words · PDF available
Semiconductors are a uniquely important enabling technology, fundamental to nearly all modern industrial and national security activities, as well as essential building blocks of other emerging techno...
The Voting Rights Act: Historical Development and Policy Background
Congressional Research Service · 2023-04-25 · Reports · 14,069 words · PDF available
The Voting Rights Act (VRA) is one of the most significant elections statutes ever enacted. The law prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or language-minority status in registration and votin...
Transgender Students and School Bathroom Policies: Title IX Challenges Divide Appellate Courts
Congressional Research Service · 2023-04-25 · Posts · 2,726 words · PDF available
In the past several years, federal courts have disagreed about whether school policies that prohibit transgender students from using the school bathroom consistent with their gender identity violate T...
Ocean Acidification: Frequently Asked Questions
Congressional Research Service · 2023-04-25 · Reports · 8,259 words · PDF available
The ocean absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. Chemical reactions between CO2 and water can change the pH of seawater (pH is a measure of water’s acidity or basicity). The current shift i...
Locate an Agency or Program Within Appropriations Bills
Congressional Research Service · 2023-04-25 · Reports · 3,312 words · PDF available
This report provides an alphabetical listing of federal agencies and programs, and it is an aid to identify the major source of their appropriated funding. A listing of House and Senate Appropriations...