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Electing the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Frequently Asked Questions
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-20 · Reports · 2,205 words · PDF available
Current practice for electing a Speaker, either at the start of a Congress or in the event of a vacancy (e.g., death or resignation), is by roll call vote, during which Members state aloud the name of...
Farm Bill Primer: Beginning and Underserved Producers
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-20 · Resources · 1,922 words · PDF available
U.S. food and agriculture policy provides support for farms and ranches operated by beginning, small and limited resource, and historically underserved farmers and ranchers. Although these producers g...
Congress and National Security: Selected Tools and Issues for the 119th Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-20 · Resources · 1,699 words · PDF available
The Constitution divides national security powers between the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. government. Both the President and Congress may take initiative in developing and shaping U...
Indigenous Knowledge and Data: Overview and Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-20 · Reports · 17,091 words · PDF available
Indigenous peoples have inhabited North America for millennia, developing deep cultural, spiritual, and subsistence ties to the landscape. Due to their historical connections, many Indigenous peoples ...
One place to start in delivering solutions to a divided and distrustful nation: The hyperlocal level
Brookings Institution · 2024-12-20 · Article · 1,391 words · PDF available
By examining the growing importance of hyperlocal, place-based partnerships, we can better understand how to grow the role they play in addressing some of the country’s problems
House and Senate Chaplains: An Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-20 · Reports · 4,095 words · PDF available
Except for a brief period in the 1850s, the House of Representatives and Senate have had elected chaplains since 1789. The chaplains are chosen by each chamber as individuals and not as representative...
The Captures Clause (Part 1): Overview, Historical Context, and Drafting History
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-20 · Posts · 2,298 words · PDF available
This Legal Sidebar is the first installment in a two-part series discussing Congress’s power to “make rules concerning Captures on Land and Water” derived from Article I, Section 8, clause 11 of the C...
The Captures Clause (Part 2): Jurisprudence and U.S. Practice
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-20 · Posts · 1,559 words · PDF available
This Legal Sidebar is the second installment in a two-part series discussing Congress’s power to “make rules concerning Captures on Land and Water” derived from Article I, Section 8, clause 11 of the ...
Fact Sheet: Joint Resolutions of Disapproval Under the Arms Export Control Act
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-20 · Reports · 10,156 words · PDF available
This Fact Sheet is a research aid that lists, in chronological order, the concurrent resolutions (Table 1) and joint resolutions (Table 2) of disapproval under the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) relat...
Servicemember to Veteran Transition
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-20 · Infographics · 610 words · PDF available
/ Information as of December 20, 2024. Prepared by Kristy N. Kamarck, Specialist in Military Personnel; Sidath Viranga Panangala, Specialist in Veterans Policy; and Jamie Bush, Visual Information Spec...