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Race-Conscious Admissions and Equal Protection in Higher Education
Congressional Research Service · 2024-04-19 · Reports · 10,533 words · PDF available
In its 2023 decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, the Supreme Court upended decades-old precedent allowing some use of race in higher education admissions, sometimes known as “affirmati...
Honoring Our PACT Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-168): Expansion of Health Care Eligibility and Toxic Exposure Screenings
Congressional Research Service · 2024-04-19 · Reports · 14,116 words · PDF available
Numerous legislative measures were introduced in the 117th Congress to address the health and disability compensation concerns of veterans potentially exposed to toxic substances during military servi...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: FY2025 Appropriations
Congressional Research Service · 2024-04-19 · Resources · 1,369 words · PDF available
Introduction The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), an agency within the Department of the Interior (DOI), has a mission to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habit...
FY2024 Defense Appropriations: Status of Legislative Activity
Congressional Research Service · 2024-04-19 · Posts · 1,057 words · PDF available
On March 23, 2024, Congress enacted the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024 as Division A of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (P.L. 118-47), a package of six appropriations...