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Federal Workforce Statistics Sources: OPM and OMB

Congressional Research Service · 2023-09-29 · Reports · 3,111 words · PDF available

This report describes online tools, reports, and data compilations created by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that contain statistics about feder...

Legal Issues in Impeachment Investigations, Part I: Authorization

Congressional Research Service · 2023-09-29 · Posts · 2,462 words · PDF available

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy announced on September 12, 2023, that he was directing various House committees to “open a formal impeachment inquiry” into President Joe Biden. The Speaker’s state...

International Agreements (Part III): Transparency Measures

Congressional Research Service · 2023-09-29 · Posts · 1,828 words · PDF available

This Legal Sidebar discusses legislative measures to increase transparency into the United States’ international commitments. It is the third installment in a three-part series on international agreem...

International Agreements (Part I): Overview and Agreement-Making Process

Congressional Research Service · 2023-09-29 · Posts · 1,024 words · PDF available

This Legal Sidebar is the first in a three-part series on international agreements and their relationship with the U.S. legal system. The Constitution vests the power to make treaties with the Preside...

Allen v. Milligan: Supreme Court Holds That Alabama Redistricting Map Likely Violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

Congressional Research Service · 2023-09-29 · Posts · 2,960 words · PDF available

On June 8, 2023, the Supreme Court in Allen v. Milligan affirmed two federal district court rulings that preliminarily enjoined the State of Alabama from holding elections under its congressional redi...

The Cancer Moonshot: Overview and Issues

Congressional Research Service · 2023-09-29 · Resources · 1,708 words · PDF available

Cancer was the second-leading cause of death in the United States in 2021. For decades, Congress has maintained a sustained interest in reducing cancer mortality, particularly by funding cancer resear...

Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2023 Appropriations: Independent Agencies and General Provisions

Congressional Research Service · 2023-09-29 · Reports · 12,868 words · PDF available

The Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill includes funding for more than two dozen independent agencies, including: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Election ...

Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs): Overview and Selected Issues

Congressional Research Service · 2023-09-29 · Reports · 17,688 words · PDF available

The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund was created by the Riegle Community Development Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (P.L. 103-325) to promote economic development in distre...

International Agreements (Part II): Examining Tools for Congressional Influence Over International Instruments

Congressional Research Service · 2023-09-29 · Posts · 2,199 words · PDF available

This Legal Sidebar examines options for Congress to influence international instruments. It is the second in a three-part series on international agreements in the U.S. legal system. Part I introduces...

Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2023 Appropriations: Overview

Congressional Research Service · 2023-09-29 · Reports · 5,963 words · PDF available

The Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill includes funding for the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the judiciary, the District of Colu...

Military Housing

Congressional Research Service · 2023-09-29 · Reports · 21,713 words

The Department of Defense (DOD) provides housing to active-duty servicemembers as a component of service agreements and compensation packages. DOD considers housing to be an important quality-of-life ...