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Continuing Resolutions: Overview of Components and Practices
Congressional Research Service · 2025-03-27 · Reports · 13,267 words · PDF available
The program activities of most federal agencies are generally funded on an annual basis through the enactment of regular appropriations acts. When those annual appropriations acts are not enacted by t...
United States Bankruptcy Courts: Overview and Analysis of Bankruptcy Filings in 2024
Congressional Research Service · 2025-03-27 · Posts · 1,025 words · PDF available
This Insight provides information and statistics related to bankruptcy filings in the United States bankruptcy courts for the 12-month period ending December 31, 2024 (this is the most recent reportin...
Congressional Involvement in the Celebration of Anniversaries of the Declaration of Independence
Congressional Research Service · 2025-03-27 · Reports · 11,017 words · PDF available
On July 4, the United States celebrates Independence Day, the federal holiday recognizing the anniversary of the 1776 signing of the Declaration of Independence. For four anniversaries—the centennial ...
Title IX and Athletics: Legal Basics
Congressional Research Service · 2025-03-27 · Resources · 1,693 words · PDF available
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance. The Department of E...
Elections Grant Programs: Authorizations and Appropriations
Congressional Research Service · 2025-03-27 · Resources · 1,617 words · PDF available
Congress first authorized major federal grant programs for elections in the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA; P.L. 107-252). HAVA was enacted in response to issues with the conduct of the 2000 elec...
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): Background and FY2025 Appropriations
Congressional Research Service · 2025-03-27 · Resources · 1,306 words · PDF available
Background The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in the Department of the Interior (DOI), provides scientific information to support the management of water, energy, mineral, ecosystem, and land resource...
The Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) System and Selected Policy Issues
Congressional Research Service · 2025-03-27 · Reports · 16,965 words · PDF available
The Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932 (FHLB Act; P.L. 72-304, 47 Stat. 128) created the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) system, which was established to address frequent liquidity shortfalls, or cash f...
Management of the Colorado River: Water Allocations, Drought, and the Federal Role
Congressional Research Service · 2025-03-27 · Reports · 19,402 words · PDF available
The Colorado River Basin covers more than 246,000 square miles in seven U.S. states (Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California) and Mexico. Pursuant to federal law, the Bure...
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Water Infrastructure Programs and FY2025 Appropriations
Congressional Research Service · 2025-03-27 · Resources · 1,411 words · PDF available
Many policymakers and stakeholders have raised concerns about the condition of the nation’s local drinking water and wastewater infrastructure and the financial challenges that communities may confron...
Resources for Grantseekers
Congressional Research Service · 2025-03-27 · Reports · 3,650 words · PDF available
Federal grants are intended to meet goals authorized by Congress and often target community needs. Federal grants are not guaranteed benefits or entitlements to individuals. Most federal grant funds g...
PBGC and Its Single-Employer Insurance Program’s Surplus
Congressional Research Service · 2025-03-27 · Resources · 1,285 words · PDF available
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is a government corporation established by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA, P.L. 93-406). It was created to protect the pensi...