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FY2023 State Grants Under Title I-A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
Congressional Research Service · 2025-07-17 · Reports · 5,146 words · PDF available
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), most recently comprehensively amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA; P.L. 114-95), is the primary source of federal aid to support elementa...
Public Health Prevention and the Determinants of Health
Congressional Research Service · 2025-07-17 · Infographics · 919 words · PDF available
/ Federal health policy often focuses on coverage of, and access to, health care services and the treatment of disease. However, numerous economic, social, and environmental policies within the purvie...
Bureau of Reclamation: FY2026 Budget and Appropriations
Congressional Research Service · 2025-07-17 · Resources · 1,124 words · PDF available
The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), part of the Department of the Interior, is primarily responsible for the construction and operation of hundreds of large dams and water diversion structures in...
U.S. Court of International Trade: Background, Judgeships, and Caseload Statistics
Congressional Research Service · 2025-07-17 · Posts · 1,014 words · PDF available
Background of the Court In 1980, with the passage of the Customs Courts Act, Congress reorganized the U.S. Customs Court as the U.S. Court of International Trade. The judges serving on the Customs Cou...
Electric Vehicle Taxes and the Federal Highway Trust Fund
Congressional Research Service · 2025-07-17 · Resources · 1,881 words · PDF available
Like other vehicles, electric vehicles (EVs) may use federally funded roads. Unlike other vehicles, EVs do not consume gasoline or other fuels, and thus do not incur federal fuels taxes. To address th...
PATRIOT Air and Missile Defense System for Ukraine
Congressional Research Service · 2025-07-17 · Resources · 1,439 words · PDF available
The PATRIOT air and missile defense (AMD) system is an integral component of U.S. air and missile defense. The system and its interceptors are both expensive and limited in supply. On December 21, 202...
Five-Year Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program: Status and Issues in Brief
Congressional Research Service · 2025-07-17 · Reports · 7,023 words · PDF available
Under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), as amended, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) within the Department of the Interior (DOI) must prepare and maintain forward-looking five...