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Defense Primer: 80th Anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-29 · Posts · 1,039 words · PDF available
On June 6, 1944, military forces from the United States and several other countries (known together as the Allied Forces) crossed the English Channel to Normandy, France, during World War II (WWII), i...
The Biden Administration’s New Restrictions on Firearms Sales
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-29 · Resources · 1,771 words · PDF available
Federal firearms policies and changes to firearms regulations are subjects of ongoing congressional interest. The Biden Administration made several recent changes to firearms regulations, including th...
Sanctions in the FY2024 Emergency Supplemental Appropriation, P.L. 118-50
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-29 · Resources · 1,588 words · PDF available
Introduction President Biden signed P.L. 118-50, Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes, into law on April 24, 2024. Divisio...
Motorized Recreation on Federal Lands
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-29 · Reports · 10,212 words · PDF available
The growing and diverse nature of recreation on federal lands has increased the challenge of balancing different types of recreation with each other and with other land uses. In particular, motorized ...
The SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-29 · Resources · 1,629 words · PDF available
Background Through the 8(a) Business Development Program, Congress aims to help small “socially and economically disadvantaged” business owners overcome barriers to participating in federal contractin...
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-29 · Reports · 14,757 words · PDF available
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) entered into force on July 1, 2020, replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which had been in effect since January 1, 1994. Congres...
The Hur Tapes and the President’s Claim of Executive Privilege
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-29 · Posts · 3,510 words · PDF available
President Biden has asserted executive privilege over audio recordings of an interview he gave to Special Counsel Robert Hur (the “Hur tapes”) that are being sought by the House Judiciary and House Ov...
Judiciary Appropriations, FY2024
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-29 · Reports · 9,543 words · PDF available
Funds for the judicial branch are included annually in the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill. The bill provides funding for the U.S. Supreme Court; the U.S. Court of...
U.S.-European Relations in the 118th Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-29 · Resources · 1,820 words · PDF available
An Evolving Relationship Since the end of World War II, the United States and Europe have forged a wide-ranging partnership. Often termed the transatlantic relationship, the U.S.-European partnership ...