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Federal Business Disaster Assistance
Congressional Research Service · 2024-03-13 · Infographics · 601 words · PDF available
/ Federal Business Disaster Assistance Following natural disasters and other emergencies, businesses often face damage to property, inventory, and other assets. A wide-range of federal programs help ...
AT&T Network Outage: Impact on Public Safety Services
Congressional Research Service · 2024-03-13 · Resources · 1,806 words · PDF available
In the “early hours” of February 22, 2024, AT&T’s wireless network suffered an outage, affecting communications nationwide. AT&T has not provided a definitive time that the outage started. It disrupte...
Olympic Commemorative Coins: Background and Considerations for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2024-03-13 · Resources · 1,035 words · PDF available
The U.S. Mint produces commemorative coins pursuant to a specific act of Congress. These coins celebrate and honor American people, places, events, and institutions. Although they are considered legal...
Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2024 Appropriations
Congressional Research Service · 2024-03-13 · Posts · 1,220 words · PDF available
Status of Agriculture Appropriations Agriculture appropriations—formally known as the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act—funds the U....
John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood
Congressional Research Service · 2024-03-13 · Resources · 1,863 words · PDF available
Children are removed from families and placed into foster care due to incidents of abuse, neglect, or other family crisis. In FY2021, about 147,000 young people ages 14 or older spent at least one day...
A simple idea that might help a fiscal commission succeed
Brookings Institution · 2024-03-13 · Article · 853 words
Policymakers and the media have recently paid increased attention to the government’s long-term budget shortfall. Abill in the House of Representativeswould create a new congressional fiscal commissio...