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Congressional Research Service · 2025-07-03 · Reports · 33,826 words · PDF available

The federal grand jury exists to investigate crimes against the United States and to preserve the constitutional right of grand jury indictment. Its responsibilities require broad powers. As an arm of...

Congressional Votes Related to the IsraelHamas Conflict

Congressional Research Service · 2025-07-03 · Reports · 5,367 words · PDF available

This report compiles congressional votes on legislation, including amendments and resolutions, related to the Israel-Hamas conflict that began on October 7, 2023. CRS compiled the information presente...

Recent Supreme Court Decisions Related to ECigarette Regulation

Congressional Research Service · 2025-07-03 · Posts · 3,627 words · PDF available

In its most recent term, the Supreme Court considered two cases related to the implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 (TCA, P.L. 111-31) as applied to certain ...

Suspension of the Rules: House Practice in the 117th Congress (2021-2022)

Congressional Research Service · 2025-07-03 · Reports · 7,126 words · PDF available

Suspension of the rules is the most commonly used procedure to call up measures on the floor of the House of Representatives. As the name suggests, the procedure allows the House to suspend its standi...

Postal Primer: Overview of the USPS Board of Governors

Congressional Research Service · 2025-07-03 · Resources · 1,574 words · PDF available

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is under the direction of the Postal Board of Governors, which USPS describes as “comparable to a board of directors of a private corporation.” Created by the Postal Reo...

Defense Primer: U.S. Precision-Guided Munitions

Congressional Research Service · 2025-07-03 · Resources · 1,596 words · PDF available

The effectiveness, cost, and availability of U.S. precision-guided munitions (PGMs) are subjects of long-standing congressional interest and debate. The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has requested ...

Late Liquidation Period for Elementary and Secondary Education Funds Provided During COVID-19 Pandemic

Congressional Research Service · 2025-07-03 · Resources · 1,747 words · PDF available

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress enacted several programs that provided federal funds “to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus” in elementary and secondary education, or prov...

Postal Primer: Overview of the Postal Regulatory Commission

Congressional Research Service · 2025-07-03 · Resources · 1,620 words · PDF available

The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) is an independent regulatory agency responsible for oversight of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Formerly the Postal Rate Commission, the PRC was established by ...

Gaming on Tribal Lands: The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act’s “Restored Lands” Exception

Congressional Research Service · 2025-07-03 · Infographics · 581 words · PDF available

/ Information as of July 3, 2025. Prepared by Mariel J. Murray, Specialist in Natural Resources Policy; Mainon A. Schwartz, Legislative Attorney; and Jamie Bush, Visual Information Specialist. 1 P.L. ...

NATO’s June 2025 Summit in The Hague

Congressional Research Service · 2025-07-03 · Posts · 1,032 words · PDF available

Heads of state and government from the 32 members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) met in The Hague, the Netherlands, on June 24-25, 2025. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte portrayed t...

U.S. Egg Production and Retail Prices

Congressional Research Service · 2025-07-03 · Resources · 1,456 words · PDF available

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. national average retail price of eggs per dozen hit an all-time high of $6.23 in March 2025 (Figure 1). Experts attribute this in part to an ...