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Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Sanctions: The Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-07 · Resources · 1,694 words · PDF available
The Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Global Magnitsky Act; Title XII, Subtitle F of P.L. 114-328, as amended; 22 U.S.C. §§10101 et seq.) authorizes the President to impose economic sa...
The Blue Slip Process for U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations (1917-Present)
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-07 · Reports · 8,765 words · PDF available
The blue slip process used by the Senate Judiciary Committee for U.S. circuit and district court nominations is of ongoing interest to Congress. Since at least 1917, the committee’s use of the blue sl...
Potential Conveyance of Federal Land for Housing Development
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-07 · Resources · 1,772 words · PDF available
Rising housing costs and housing supply constraints, including in communities near federal lands, have prompted Trump Administration and congressional efforts to foster conveyance of federal land for ...
Congressional Access to Personal Health Information
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-07 · Posts · 2,379 words · PDF available
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (Committee) is examining whether White House staff engaged in a “cover-up of President Biden’s mental decline” and whether the laws governing pre...
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act: An Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-07 · Resources · 1,649 words · PDF available
In 2006, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA; P.L. 109-417) authorized a suite of programs and authorities within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to focus on public ...
Speechwriting Resources: Fact Sheet
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-07 · Reports · 559 words · PDF available
As elected officials and leaders, Senators and Representatives are frequently called upon to deliver speeches and other public remarks to a range of audiences. This fact sheet provides links to resou...
Iran’s Nuclear Program: Tehran’s Compliance with International Obligations
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-07 · Reports · 19,678 words · PDF available
On September 24, 2005, the IAEA Board of Governors adopted a resolution finding Iran in noncompliance with its IAEA safeguards agreement. Subsequently, several UN Security Council resolutions adopted ...
Authority to Launch Nuclear Forces
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-07 · Resources · 1,723 words · PDF available
The U.S. President has sole authority to authorize the use of U.S. nuclear weapons. This authority is inherent in his constitutional role as Commander in Chief. The President can seek advice from his ...