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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Errors and Fraud
Congressional Research Service · 2025-04-07 · Resources · 1,562 words · PDF available
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the nation’s largest domestic food assistance program, serving 41.7 million individuals in an average month in FY2024 at a federal cost over $10...
House Standing Committee Chairs and Ranking Members: 104th-118th Congresses
Congressional Research Service · 2025-04-07 · Reports · 6,907 words · PDF available
The rules of the House of Representatives (House Rule X) establish its standing committees as permanent legislative panels. Pursuant to this legislative authority, standing committees consider bills a...
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (NEA), and Tariffs: Historical Background and Key Issues
Congressional Research Service · 2025-04-07 · Posts · 998 words · PDF available
On April 2, 2025, President Donald J. Trump declared a national emergency and announced that he would be imposing a 10% tariff on most imports to the United States and additional duties on certain tra...
Economic Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Congressional Research Service · 2025-04-07 · Reports · 15,043 words · PDF available
The 2017 tax cuts (P.L. 115-97), popularly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), made significant changes to the federal tax system, including reducing taxes on corporations and—to a lesser...
Searching the Federal Audit Clearinghouse: A Brief Guide
Congressional Research Service · 2025-04-07 · Resources · 1,009 words · PDF available
The Single Audit Act of 1984 (SAA), as amended by P.L. 104-156, was enacted to promote sound financial management, establish uniform requirements for grantee audits, and reduce the audit burden on gra...
Guyana: An Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2025-04-07 · Resources · 1,616 words · PDF available
Located on the northern coast of South America between Suriname and Venezuela, English-speaking Guyana has characteristics similar to other Caribbean nations because of a common British colonial herit...
Model State Statute: Barring Funding for Lawyers Who Represent Illegal Aliens
Heritage Foundation · 2025-04-07 · Article · 431 words
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. (a) STATE CONTRACT. ‘‘State contract” means any contract entered into by the state of [X] including any contract to which any agency, department, or political subdivision of th...
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Congressional Research Service · 2025-04-07 · Reports · 16,145 words · PDF available
According to the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), the U.S. government is the largest buyer of goods and services in the world, and executive branch agencies—led by the Department of Defense...
Legal Authority for the President to Impose Tariffs Under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)
Congressional Research Service · 2025-04-07 · Posts · 3,686 words · PDF available
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701 et seq.) gives the President broad authorities to address declared emergencies concerning certain “unusual and extraordinary” ...
Congressional Court Watcher: Circuit Splits from February 2025
Congressional Research Service · 2025-04-07 · Posts · 965 words · PDF available
The U.S. Courts of Appeals for the thirteen “circuits” issue thousands of precedential decisions each year. Because relatively few of these decisions are ultimately reviewed by the Supreme Court, the ...
Child Welfare and Child Support: The Supporting America’s Children and Families Act (P.L. 118-258)
Congressional Research Service · 2025-04-07 · Reports · 24,272 words · PDF available
The Supporting America’s Children and Families Act (H.R. 9076, 118th Congress) was signed into law on January 4, 2025 (P.L. 118-258). Title I extends funding authorizations for and makes other amendme...
Nontraditional Workers and Retirement Saving: An Overview and Discussion of Policy Issues
Congressional Research Service · 2025-04-07 · Reports · 12,181 words · PDF available
Many factors influence workers’ retirement preparedness, including their access to employer-sponsored pension plans. A key policy issue of interest to Congress is the extent to which access to such pl...