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Council on Environmental Quality Rescinds NEPA Regulations: Legal and Policy Considerations
Congressional Research Service · 2025-04-09 · Resources · 1,543 words · PDF available
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. §§4321 et seq.) establishes a national policy with respect to environmental quality and the basic process for integrating environmental considera...
United States v. Miller: Supreme Court Limits Bankruptcy Trustees’ Power to Void Tax Payments
Congressional Research Service · 2025-04-09 · Posts · 1,299 words · PDF available
On March 26, 2025, the Supreme Court in United States v. Miller limited a bankruptcy trustee’s ability to void—or recover—a tax payment to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) made by the debtor prior t...
Disaster Relief Fund State of Play: In Brief
Congressional Research Service · 2025-04-09 · Reports · 5,171 words · PDF available
The Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) is one of the most-tracked single accounts funded by Congress each year. It is the primary source of funding for the federal government’s domestic general disaster relie...
DNA Methylation: Applications to Living Marine Resource Management
Congressional Research Service · 2025-04-09 · Resources · 1,568 words · PDF available
Introduction Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule that contains the genetic information of an organism (Figure 1). It consists of two linked strands of alternating sugar and phosphate groups, whi...
Filming and Photography on Federal Lands
Congressional Research Service · 2025-04-09 · Resources · 1,753 words · PDF available
Filmmakers and photographers often seek to use federal lands as locations for their works. National parks, national forests, and other federal lands have served as locations for many well-known films,...
Defense Primer: Defense Support of Civil Authorities
Congressional Research Service · 2025-04-09 · Resources · 1,583 words · PDF available
Introduction Throughout its history, the U.S. military has assisted federal, state, and local authorities in responding to homeland security incidents when the response requirements exceeded those aut...
The National Health Service Corps
Congressional Research Service · 2025-04-09 · Reports · 10,770 words · PDF available
The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) provides scholarships and loan repayments to health care providers in exchange for a period of service in a health professional shortage area (HPSA). The progr...