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China’s Economy: Current Trends and Issues
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-11 · Resources · 1,760 words · PDF available
The government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) reports that China’s real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 5% in 2024. While the PRC government has sought to restrict negative comm...
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-11 · Reports · 15,876 words · PDF available
A health savings account (HSA) is a tax-advantaged account that individuals can use to save and pay for unreimbursed medical expenses (e.g., deductibles, co-payments, coinsurance, and services not cov...
National Monuments and the Antiquities Act
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-11 · Reports · 14,276 words · PDF available
The Antiquities Act of 1906 (54 U.S.C. §§320301-320303) authorizes the President to proclaim national monuments on federal lands that contain historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, o...
The Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA)
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-11 · Resources · 1,290 words · PDF available
American Indians and Alaska Natives living in tribal areas face a number of housing challenges. These include a greater incidence of housing problems—such as overcrowded or physically inadequate housi...
Social Media: Regulatory, Legal, and Policy Considerations for the 119th Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-11 · Resources · 1,700 words · PDF available
Social media platforms enable users to create and share content and interact with other users’ content. A diverse set of platforms disseminate information to billions of people, and are used by most A...
Kinship Care
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-11 · Infographics · 292 words · PDF available
/ 2.8 Million Children in theUnited States Live in Kinship Care What is kinship care? Children who do not live with their parents but whose grandparents, other relatives, or close family friends prov...
Reliance on Treasury Department and IRS Tax Guidance
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-11 · Resources · 1,843 words · PDF available
The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) use several forms of guidance to help taxpayers understand the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and to inform taxpayers of Treas...
Birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln: Fact Sheet
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-11 · Reports · 1,403 words · PDF available
Washington’s Birthday, often informally called Presidents’ Day, is a federal holiday celebrating the birth of President George Washington on the third Monday in February. In some regions of the United...