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Cluster Munitions: Background and Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-16 · Reports · 9,453 words · PDF available
Cluster munitions are air-dropped or ground-launched weapons that release a number of smaller submunitions intended to kill enemy personnel or destroy vehicles. Cluster munitions were developed in Wor...
The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the House Floor
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-16 · Reports · 8,367 words · PDF available
Article 1, Section 2, of the Constitution sets a term of office of two years for all Members of the House. One House ends at the conclusion of each two-year Congress, and the newly elected Representat...
House of Representatives Vacancies: How Are They Filled?
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-16 · Resources · 1,646 words · PDF available
Vacancies in the office of U.S. Representative occur when an incumbent Member dies, resigns, or leaves office for any reason before the end of their term. Multiple special elections to fill vacancies ...
Defense Spending and Your District
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-16 · Resources · 1,432 words · PDF available
Defense spending touches every Member of Congress’s district through pay and benefits for military servicemembers and retirees, economic and environmental impact of installations, and procurement of w...
The 2024 Farm Bill: H.R. 8467 Compared with Current Law
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-16 · Reports · 69,043 words · PDF available
Congress sets food and agriculture policy through periodic legislation referred to as farm bills. The previous farm bill, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-334), was extended by one ye...
Noncitizen Eligibility for the Child Tax Credit: In Brief
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-16 · Reports · 5,246 words · PDF available
The child tax credit was created in 1997 (P.L. 105-34) to reduce the income tax liabilities of working families. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA; P.L. 115-97) made temporary changes to the eligibility...
The China-Russia relationship and threats to vital US interests
Brookings Institution · 2024-12-16 · Article · 1,933 words
Animated by shared grievances, the China-Russia relationship has deepened across military, economic, and diplomatic domains.