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University Liability Under Title IX for Off-Campus Sexual Harassment
Congressional Research Service · 2024-01-12 · Posts · 2,777 words · PDF available
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) requires schools that receive federal funding to respond to the sexual harassment or assault of students by fellow students in certain circumsta...
Election Policy Fundamentals: Single-Member House Districts
Congressional Research Service · 2024-01-12 · Resources · 1,628 words · PDF available
A single-member district refers to an electoral district represented by one legislative representative. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have been elected exclusively from single-member di...
Law Enforcement on Tribal Lands
Congressional Research Service · 2024-01-12 · Resources · 1,621 words · PDF available
Tribal law enforcement is an issue of continuing interest to many policymakers because Native Americans are statistically more likely than members of other races and ethnicities to be victims of viole...
Election Policy Fundamentals: At-Large House Districts
Congressional Research Service · 2024-01-12 · Resources · 1,791 words · PDF available
An at-large district for the U.S. House of Representatives is a district that represents the entirety of a state, rather than a specifically drawn subsection of it. Under Article I, Section 2, of the ...
“Fast Track” Senate Procedures for Considering Human Rights and Security Assistance Resolutions
Congressional Research Service · 2024-01-12 · Posts · 935 words · PDF available
Section 502B(c)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. §2304(c)), as amended, establishes a parliamentary mechanism whereby the House or Senate can formally request a statement from the S...
Defense Primer: Commanding U.S. Military Operations
Congressional Research Service · 2024-01-12 · Resources · 1,301 words · PDF available
Military operations, both in peacetime and in war, are an inherently complex undertaking. One key to success, therefore, is a clear, unified chain of command. This enables senior leaders in the U.S. g...