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The Government Spending Oversight Act and the Future of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
Congressional Research Service · 2024-04-05 · Posts · 989 words · PDF available
On March 21, 2024, Chairman Gary Peters and Senator Mitt Romney of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs introduced S. 4036, the Government Spending Oversight Act of 2024....
Wastewater and Drinking Water: Committee Deadlines for EPA’s Administration of “Earmarks”
Congressional Research Service · 2024-04-05 · Posts · 782 words · PDF available
Congress has demonstrated interest in assisting communities to finance certain wastewater and drinking water infrastructure improvements needed to comply with federal regulations and maintain levels o...
The CASES Act: Ongoing Implementation Challenges
Congressional Research Service · 2024-04-05 · Resources · 1,643 words · PDF available
The Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services for Constituents Act of 2019, or the CASES Act (P.L. 116-50, 5 U.S.C. 101 note), is designed to improve access to, and efficiency of, government s...
Bureau of Reclamation: FY2024 Budget and Appropriations
Congressional Research Service · 2024-04-05 · Resources · 955 words · PDF available
The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), part of the Department of the Interior, is primarily responsible for the construction and operation of hundreds of large dams and water diversion structures in...
Key Bridge Collapse: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Considerations
Congressional Research Service · 2024-04-05 · Posts · 969 words · PDF available
On March 26, 2024, the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed due to a cargo ship colliding with a bridge support tower. The collapse caused loss of life and disrupted numerous critical distr...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS): Operations and Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2024-04-05 · Reports · 16,626 words · PDF available
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), within the Department of Homeland Security, is responsible for adjudicating applications and petitions for immigration benefits. These include reques...
Circuit Split over the Food and Drug Administration’s Denial of Applications Seeking to Market Flavored E-Cigarettes, Part 2 of 2
Congressional Research Service · 2024-04-05 · Posts · 3,380 words · PDF available
This two-part Sidebar examines the circuit split over certain electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products—that is, products with many common names, such as e-cigarettes and vape pens—that come...
Circuit Split over the Food and Drug Administration’s Denial of Applications Seeking to Market Flavored E-Cigarettes, Part 1 of 2
Congressional Research Service · 2024-04-05 · Posts · 2,358 words · PDF available
Electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products—products that go by many common names, such as e-cigarettes and vape pens—are generally required to receive prior authorization from the Food and Dr...
When Does a Reinstated Removal Order Become Final: Federal Circuit Courts Are Split
Congressional Research Service · 2024-04-05 · Posts · 2,991 words
On February 27, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that a removal order that has been reinstated following an alien’s unlawful reentry into the United States is not final for...
Funding the Transition to Next Generation 911 (NG911): Considerations for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2024-04-05 · Reports · 7,540 words · PDF available
In times of crisis, people call 911 to receive emergency assistance. For decades, the 911 system has operated using legacy infrastructure (i.e., telephone calls through the public switched telephone n...