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Tax-Exempt Organizations Under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c): Political Activity Restrictions
Congressional Research Service · 2025-01-03 · Reports · 11,725 words · PDF available
The ability of tax-exempt organizations under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c) to engage in political activity, such as campaign activity and lobbying, depends on the nature of the organization. For example, the ch...
Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Services
Congressional Research Service · 2025-01-03 · Resources · 1,542 words · PDF available
Russia has an extensive foreign intelligence system composed of several overlapping agencies that compete for bureaucratic, political, and often economic influence within the Russian government. Russi...
China Primer: China’s Political System
Congressional Research Service · 2025-01-03 · Resources · 1,078 words · PDF available
Introduction The People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) is the only Communist Party-led state among either the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council or the members of the G-...
Taiwan Presidents’ U.S. Transit Visits
Congressional Research Service · 2025-01-03 · Resources · 1,708 words · PDF available
Introduction Since 1994, five sitting presidents of Taiwan have undertaken a combined 30 trips abroad that have included transit stops in the United States. U.S. policy since 1995 has been to bar Taiw...
Overview of the FY2025 Federal Budget Projections
Congressional Research Service · 2025-01-03 · Posts · 1,143 words · PDF available
Congressional deliberations continue over federal discretionary funding for the rest of FY2025. This Insight gives a high-level overview of the federal budget using Congressional Budget Office (CBO) c...
The PREP Act and COVID-19, Part 2: The PREP Act Declaration for COVID-19 Countermeasures
Congressional Research Service · 2025-01-03 · Posts · 2,207 words · PDF available
To encourage the expeditious development and deployment of medical countermeasures during a public health emergency, the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) authorizes the Secre...
Social Security Childhood Disability Benefits: Proposals in the 118th Congress: In Brief
Congressional Research Service · 2025-01-03 · Reports · 4,382 words · PDF available
During the 118th Congress, Members of Congress introduced legislation that would have changed certain eligibility criteria for childhood disability benefits—a type of Social Security benefit available...
Drone Encounters Prompt Calls for Restrictions and Other Protections
Congressional Research Service · 2025-01-03 · Posts · 1,031 words · PDF available
In October 2024, it was reported that suspected formations of drones had flown in airspace near Langley Air Force Base and naval facilities in Norfolk, VA, over multiple days. According to other repor...