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Omnibus Appropriations: Overview of Recent Practice
Congressional Research Service · 2024-08-14 · Posts · 1,002 words · PDF available
Congress makes decisions on discretionary spending through the annual appropriations process, which currently consists of the development and consideration of 12 regular appropriations bills for each ...
Decennial Census and Apportionment: Frequently Asked Questions
Congressional Research Service · 2024-08-14 · Posts · 1,311 words · PDF available
Every 10 years, the U.S. Constitution requires administration of a national census—an “actual Enumeration”—conducted “in such Manner as [Congress] shall by Law direct.” The next decennial census is sc...
The Illegality Doctrine and 501(c)(3) Organizations
Congressional Research Service · 2024-08-14 · Resources · 1,716 words · PDF available
Courts and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have long recognized an implied requirement that organizations exempt from taxation under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c)(3) must not have an i...
Oversight of Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity: Current Policies and Options for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2024-08-14 · Reports · 8,813 words · PDF available
In the United States, oversight of the life sciences, in particular laboratory biosafety and biosecurity, is exercised pursuant to a mixture of federal law, federal guidance, and self-governance, depe...
Government Can Help Parents Against Big Tech
Heritage Foundation · 2024-08-14 · Commentary · 400 words
COMMENTARY BYKara FrederickFormer Director, Tech Policy CenterKara was Director of the Tech Policy Center at The Heritage Foundation.Keiko Iwabuchi/Getty ImagesKey TakeawaysParents like me need help ...