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Barriers Along the U.S. Border: Key Authorities and Recent Developments
Congressional Research Service · 2023-10-23 · Posts · 2,589 words · PDF available
On October 5, 2023, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas invoked Section 102(c) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), waiving requirements u...
Congressional Court Watcher: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers (October 16, 2023–October 22, 2023)
Congressional Research Service · 2023-10-23 · Posts · 1,362 words · PDF available
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 fede...
Nepal
Congressional Research Service · 2023-10-23 · Resources · 1,581 words · PDF available
Overview The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is a lower-middle income, relatively small, landlocked state in South Asia. Since parliamentary democracy was restored in 2006 after a four-year perio...
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Congressional Research Service · 2023-10-23 · Resources · 1,488 words · PDF available
Background The State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) provides funding to states for outreach, counseling, and information assistance to Medicare beneficiaries and their families and caregiv...