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FEMA Individual Assistance Programs: An Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2025-03-03 · Reports · 11,271 words · PDF available
Following a presidential declaration of emergency or major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act; P.L. 93-288, as amended; 42 U.S.C. §§5121 e...
Expiring Provisions of P.L. 115-97 (the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act): Economic Issues
Congressional Research Service · 2025-03-03 · Reports · 13,360 words · PDF available
Most provisions affecting the individual income tax in the 2017 tax law (P.L. 115-97), commonly called the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), are scheduled to expire in 2025. These expiring provisions incl...
FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program (IHP)—Implementation and Considerations for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2025-03-03 · Reports · 38,371 words · PDF available
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) may provide several forms of assistance, if authorized, pursuant to a presidential declaration of emergency or major disaster under the Robert T. Staffor...
AUKUS and Indo-Pacific Security
Congressional Research Service · 2025-03-03 · Resources · 1,507 words · PDF available
In 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States announced a trilateral security partnership intended to “deepen diplomatic, security, and defense cooperation in the Indo-Pacific reg...
NIH Indirect Costs Policy for Research Grants: Recent Developments
Congressional Research Service · 2025-03-03 · Posts · 1,160 words · PDF available
On February 7, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), published supplemental policy guidance that instituted a 15% indirect cost...
A Brief Overview of FEMA’s Individual Assistance Program
Congressional Research Service · 2025-03-03 · Resources · 1,521 words · PDF available
Following an incident, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) may implement the Individual Assistance (IA) program to assist disaster survivors when the President authorizes such assistance pu...
Debt Limit Policy Questions: What Are the Potential Economic Effects of a Binding Federal Debt Limit?
Congressional Research Service · 2025-03-03 · Reports · 3,835 words · PDF available
Federal law prohibits the “face amount of obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed by the United States Government” from exceeding the statutory debt limit (31 U.S.C. §3101). The Depart...