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Enforcing the Antidiscrimination Mandates of Title VI and Title IX: Executive Agency Options and Procedures
Congressional Research Service · 2025-05-27 · Posts · 3,449 words · PDF available
A number of federal civil rights laws condition the receipt of federal funding on recipients’ compliance with certain nondiscrimination obligations. Two well-known examples are Title VI of the Civil R...
U.S. Prosecution of Overseas Torture
Congressional Research Service · 2025-05-27 · Posts · 843 words · PDF available
On April 15, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the conviction of Michael Sang Correa by a federal court in Colorado for torture committed in the African country of The Gamb...
Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Agriculture and USDA’s Responses: Frequently Asked Questions
Congressional Research Service · 2025-05-27 · Reports · 16,205 words · PDF available
In 2025, the Trump Administration imposed several rounds of tariffs against trading partners under the under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and Section 232 of the Trade Expans...
Excess Military Infrastructure and the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Process
Congressional Research Service · 2025-05-27 · Reports · 4,356 words · PDF available
The Department of Defense (DOD) has maintained excess infrastructure for decades, which some defense officials and Members of Congress have said is fiscally inefficient and results in increased operat...
Supreme Court Considers Whether Federal Courts May Certify Class Actions When Some Proposed Class Members Are Uninjured
Congressional Research Service · 2025-05-27 · Posts · 2,381 words · PDF available
On April 29, 2025, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Davis (Labcorp v. Davis) about whether federal courts may certify class action lawsuits seekin...
Judiciary Budget Request, FY2026
Congressional Research Service · 2025-05-27 · Resources · 1,234 words · PDF available
Overview The federal judiciary’s FY2026 budget request was made public by the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts on April 25, 2025. The request seeks $9.4 billion in discretionary funding (an increa...
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA): Overview and Major Responsibilities
Congressional Research Service · 2025-05-27 · Reports · 11,313 words · PDF available
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) is an entity within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). OIRA was created by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1980, which restructured...
Tax Provisions in H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: House-Passed Version
Congressional Research Service · 2025-05-27 · Reports · 29,859 words · PDF available
On May 22, 2025, the House passed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. That act provides for reconciliation pursuant to Title II of H.Con.Res. 14, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY2025...
The Philippines
Congressional Research Service · 2025-05-27 · Resources · 1,665 words · PDF available
Overview and Recent Developments The United States and the Republic of the Philippines maintain a relationship that includes a bilateral security alliance, extensive military cooperation, close people...