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Who Pays for Long-Term Services and Supports?
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-28 · Resources · 1,542 words · PDF available
Long-term services and supports (LTSS) encompass a wide range of health and social services, as well as other types of assistance (e.g., medical devices and technology), that are needed by individuals...
Enforcement of Congressional Rules of Conduct: A Historical Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-28 · Reports · 8,806 words · PDF available
The Constitution vests Congress with broad authority to discipline its Members. Only since 1964, however, have the Senate and House of Representatives established formal rules of conduct and disciplin...
Moldova: Background and U.S. Policy
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-28 · Reports · 12,094 words · PDF available
The Republic of Moldova is located in southeastern Europe near the Black Sea, between Romania and Ukraine. The current government of Moldova—like that of neighboring Ukraine—seeks greater integration ...
Hemp Restrictions in FY2026 Agriculture Appropriations
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-28 · Posts · 1,054 words · PDF available
The House and Senate Committees on Appropriations approved FY2026 Agriculture appropriations bills that include provisions seeking to redefine the statutory definition of hemp to restrict the commerci...
Offshore Wind Energy Development: Legal Framework
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-28 · Reports · 8,118 words · PDF available
Technological advancement, financial incentives, and policy concerns have driven a global expansion in the development of renewable energy resources. Wind energy, in particular, is often cited as one ...
Navigating the Appropriations Status Table
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-28 · Reports · 2,591 words · PDF available
The CRS Appropriations Status Table is an online tool for tracking legislation that provides annual funding for federal programs, projects, and activities. It displays the status of regular appropriat...
Congressional Salaries and Allowances: In Brief
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-28 · Reports · 6,687 words · PDF available
This report provides basic information on congressional salaries and allowances. First, the report briefly summarizes the current salary of Members of Congress; limits or prohibitions on their outsid...
The art of the alliance: 3 takeaways from the Trump-Lee summit
Brookings Institution · 2025-08-28 · Article · 911 words
On the surface, the U.S.-South Korea alliance remains robust following the Trump-Lee summit.
Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-28 · Reports · 21,192 words · PDF available
When civil unrest, violence, or natural disasters erupt in countries around the world, concerns arise over the ability of foreign nationals present in the United States who are from those countries to...
Overview of Long-Term Services and Supports
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-28 · Resources · 1,737 words · PDF available
What Are Long-Term Services and Supports? Long-term services and supports (LTSS) refers to a broad range of health and health-related services and supports needed by individuals who lack the capacity ...
United Nations Issues: Congressional Representatives to the UN General Assembly
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-28 · Resources · 1,582 words · PDF available
The annual session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly is held at UN Headquarters in New York City. The President generally appoints one Democrat and one Republican to serve as U.S. representa...
Supreme Court Upholds State AgeVerification Requirement for Certain Websites
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-28 · Posts · 3,148 words · PDF available
In 2004, the Supreme Court held that a federal law enacted to protect minors from sexually explicit online content was likely unconstitutional because it unduly burdened adults’ ability to share prote...