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Abortion Funding Restrictions in Foreign Assistance Legislation
Congressional Research Service · 2024-04-12 · Resources · 1,772 words · PDF available
For over five decades, Congress has enacted abortion-related funding restrictions in U.S. foreign assistance legislation. Many of the restrictions were adopted against the backdrop of the Supreme Cour...
Russian Military Actions at Ukraine’s Nuclear Power Plants
Congressional Research Service · 2024-04-12 · Posts · 995 words · PDF available
Russia’s military occupation of Ukraine’s six-reactor Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP)—the largest in Europe—has raised widespread alarm about potential damage to the plant that could cause la...
An Overview of Accreditation of Higher Education in the United States
Congressional Research Service · 2024-04-12 · Reports · 8,664 words · PDF available
The federal government provides varying types of support to postsecondary students and schools, including student financial assistance (e.g., Pell Grants and Direct Loans) authorized under Title IV of...
Social Security Overpayments: Debt Recovery
Congressional Research Service · 2024-04-12 · Resources · 1,692 words · PDF available
Introduction The Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program, commonly known as Social Security, is authorized under Title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§401 et seq.). Soci...