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Arellano v. McDonough: Veterans Disability Benefits and Equitable Tolling
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-11 · Posts · 2,119 words · PDF available
On January 23, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Arellano v. McDonough. The case involved a U.S. Navy veteran, Adolfo Arellano, with a service-connected psychiatric disability resulting from an inc...
Has the Federal Reserve Achieved a Soft Landing in 2023?
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-11 · Resources · 1,681 words · PDF available
Since the Federal Reserve (Fed) began raising rates in response to high inflation in March 2022, it has been trying to achieve a “soft landing”—a return to low inflation while maintaining moderate eco...
Congressional Court Watcher: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers (December 4–December 10, 2023)
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-11 · Posts · 2,429 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...
Nuclear Negotiations with North Korea
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-11 · Reports · 16,847 words · PDF available
Since the late 1980s, when U.S. officials became aware that North Korea was actively pursuing nuclear weapons capabilities, U.S. administrations have used a combination of pressure, deterrence, and di...
Department of Agriculture’s Emergency Relief Program (ERP)
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-11 · Resources · 1,426 words · PDF available
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers a suite of programs that assists farmers and ranchers with recovering from a natural disaster. Many of these programs are permanently authorized a...
The Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance Program
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-11 · Resources · 1,668 words · PDF available
The Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) program subsidizes the rents of low-income individuals and families through rental assistance contracts between the Department of Housing and Urban...
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-11 · Resources · 1,543 words · PDF available
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program is the nation’s largest rental assistance program. Authorized under Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. §1437f(o)), it subsidizes the ren...
The Public Housing Program
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-11 · Resources · 1,612 words · PDF available
The low-rent public housing program—authorized by Section 9 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937—is the nation’s oldest federal rental assistance program. It offers low-cost apartments for low-income house...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Report on Ligado Networks and the Interference Debate
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-11 · Posts · 1,032 words · PDF available
On April 19, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved an application by Ligado Networks, a U.S. telecommunications company, to deploy a terrestrial network within the United States u...