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National Opioid Litigation: Settlement Agreements as of January 2025
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-19 · Posts · 3,301 words · PDF available
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over a million Americans have died of opioid-involved overdoses since 1999, with deaths rising by 67% between 2017 and 2023. This...
U.S. Health Care Coverage and Spending
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-19 · Resources · 1,378 words · PDF available
In 2023, the United States had an estimated population of 330 million individuals. Most of those individuals had private health insurance or were covered under a federal program (such as Medicare or M...
Foreign Direct Investment: Background and Issues
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-19 · Resources · 1,693 words · PDF available
Both outward and inward foreign direct investment (FDI) are significant to the U.S. economy, international trade, and global supply chains. The United States is the world’s largest source and recipien...
A Snapshot of Federal Student Loan Debt
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-19 · Resources · 1,420 words · PDF available
After years of increasing, growth in the number of federal student loan borrowers, average annual amounts borrowed, and average cumulative debt owed appears to be moderating, and among some measures, ...
Meat, Poultry, and Egg Product Labeling
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-19 · Reports · 9,643 words · PDF available
Food labels provide information that consumers can use to make educated choices about the products they purchase. The original intent of food labeling has broadened from ensuring that consumers were n...
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Natural Gas Permitting and Litigation
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-19 · Reports · 11,048 words · PDF available
Under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), companies seeking to build interstate natural gas pipelines or liquefied natural gas (LNG) import or export terminals need authorization from the Federal Energy Regula...
The Census Bureau Director
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-19 · Resources · 1,289 words · PDF available
Introduction On February 14, 2025, Director of the Census (informally known as the Census Bureau director) Robert Santos resigned from his position as director. Santos was nominated by then-President ...
FEMA and Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-19 · Posts · 1,038 words · PDF available
Some Members of Congress have expressed concern about the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE’s) access to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) program data, some of which includ...
Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit and Cost-Sharing Reductions
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-19 · Reports · 7,036 words · PDF available
Certain individuals without access to subsidized health insurance coverage may be eligible for the premium tax credit (PTC). The PTC was established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Ac...