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1944 U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty: Issues in the 119th Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-04 · Resources · 1,826 words · PDF available
A water treaty from 1944—the Treaty on Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande (1944 Water Treaty)—between the United States and Mexico and other binational agre...
Global Human Rights: The Department of State’s Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-04 · Resources · 1,545 words · PDF available
Introduction The State Department’s Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are an annual U.S. government account of human rights conditions in countries around the globe. The reports characterize ...
Preterm Infant Formula and Necrotizing Enterocolitis Litigation
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-04 · Posts · 1,136 words · PDF available
Hundreds of lawsuits allege that certain infant formula products caused preterm infants to develop necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a life-threatening gastrointestinal condition. To date, plaintiffs h...
Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP)
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-04 · Posts · 1,056 words · PDF available
The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (WIFIA 2014, Title V, Subtitle C, of P.L. 113-121, as amended; 33 U.S.C. §§3901-3915) authorized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to...
Iran Conflict and the Strait of Hormuz: Oil and Gas Market Impacts
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-04 · Reports · 7,321 words · PDF available
Conflict in June 2025 involving Iran, Israel, and the United States raised the specter of interrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz (the Strait) in the Persian Gulf (Gulf). The Strait, which b...
Membership of the 119th Congress: A Profile
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-04 · Reports · 5,187 words · PDF available
This report presents a profile of the membership of the 119th Congress (2025-2026) as of August 4, 2025, or, where noted, at the beginning of the 119th Congress (January 3, 2025). Statistical informat...
Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines (PR&G) for Federal Investments in Water Resources
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-04 · Resources · 1,379 words · PDF available
The Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines (PR&G) for federal water resource investments largely replaced the 1983 Principles and Guidelines (P&G) for federal water project evaluations on June 15, 2...
Finding Quotes for Speeches: Fact Sheet
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-04 · Reports · 427 words · PDF available
A well-chosen quote can strengthen a speech by emphasizing and reinforcing a point, tapping into the audience’s memories and associations, and bolstering the speaker’s credibility. The right quote can...