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Recovering Funds from Parties Liable: Stafford Act Authorities
Congressional Research Service · 2024-06-14 · Resources · 1,718 words · PDF available
Introduction The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the Stafford Act; P.L. 93-288, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§5121 et seq.) authorizes the President to provide federal respo...
Automobiles, Air Pollution, and Climate Change
Congressional Research Service · 2024-06-14 · Resources · 1,823 words · PDF available
On August 5, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14037, “Strengthening American Leadership in Clean Cars and Trucks” (86 FR 43583). The order required, among other items, executive agencies t...
Modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act
Congressional Research Service · 2024-06-14 · Reports · 17,301 words · PDF available
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA: P.L. 95-128, 12 U.S.C. §§2901-2908) addresses how banking institutions meet the credit needs of the areas they serve, particularly in low- and moderate-income (LMI...
Project Safe Childhood and the National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction
Congressional Research Service · 2024-06-14 · Resources · 1,607 words · PDF available
Countering child sexual exploitation is a perennial issue for policymakers, law enforcement, and the public. Project Safe Childhood (PSC) is the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) nationwide initiative t...
Medicaid Coverage for Former Foster Youth Up to Age 26
Congressional Research Service · 2024-06-14 · Resources · 1,670 words · PDF available
Children are removed from families and placed into foster care due to incidents of abuse, neglect, or other family crisis. During FY2022, nearly 570,000 children spent at least a day in foster care. O...