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No Surprises Act Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Process Data Analysis for the First Half of 2023
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-02 · Reports · 6,639 words · PDF available
The No Surprises Act (NSA), part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260), established various consumer protections related to surprise billing—that is, circumstances in which indiv...
FY2024 NDAA Funding Authorizations and Legislative Activity: In Brief
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-02 · Reports · 6,094 words · PDF available
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is authorization legislation typically introduced and reported each year by the House and Senate Committees on Armed Services (also known as the House Arm...
The Federal Status of Marijuana and the Policy Gap with States
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-02 · Resources · 1,672 words · PDF available
Marijuana is a psychoactive drug that generally consists of leaves and flowers of the cannabis sativa plant. Marijuana is a Schedule I controlled substance under the federal Controlled Substances Act ...
Identifying Areas of Economic Distress: Examples and Considerations
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-02 · Reports · 15,994 words · PDF available
For decades, Congress has used place-based policies to address regional socioeconomic disparities. Many recent federal economic development policies—including rural development policies—have focused o...
Criminal Justice Data: Organized Retail Crime
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-02 · Reports · 4,445 words · PDF available
Retailers and retail industry advocacy groups have expressed concern about what they see as a general increase in retail crime, and more specifically an increase in organized retail crime (ORC). Repor...
Career Programs for Veterans, Gold Star Families, and Active-Duty Spouses in the House and Senate
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-02 · Resources · 1,303 words · PDF available
House Green & Gold Congressional Aide Program Origin In 2008, the leadership of the House of Representatives and the Committee on House Administration established a House aide program designed to prov...
Tracing the rise of Russian state media on TikTok
Brookings Institution · 2024-05-02 · Article · 15,387 words · PDF available
Russia’s state propaganda apparatus has begun to leverage TikTok’s growing appeal as a new avenue for disseminating overt Kremlin messaging.