FY2025 Budget Request: Department of Defense-Military (Subfunction 051)
On March 11, 2024, the Biden Administration released an FY2025 budget requesting a total of $7.5 trillion in budget authority. Of this total, $850 billion (11.35%) covered discretionary spending for D...
Recouping Federal Grant Awards: How and Why Grant Funds Are Clawed Back
Since 2020, Congress has provided unprecedented levels of funding to federal grant programs. For instance, according to the Pandemic Recovery Accountability Committee (PRAC), Congress has provided $2....
Tax Statutes of Limitations
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Information as of October 18, 2024, prepared by Justin C. Chung, Legislative Attorney and Jamie Bush, Visual Information Specialist.
1 All citations in this infographic are to the IRC unless otherwi...
U.S. Military Personnel and Hurricane Response Efforts
Background
On September 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Florida at Category 4 strength. Subsequent heavy rains and flooding impacted Georgia, South Carolina, North Caroli...
Federal Inspection of Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products
On July 19, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), and state public health regulatory...
Federal Deductibility of State and Local Taxes
Under current law, taxpayers who itemize can deduct state and local real estate taxes, personal property taxes, income taxes, and sales taxes (in lieu of income taxes) from federal income when calcula...
Legislative Branch Agency Appointments: History, Processes, and Recent Actions
The leaders of the legislative branch agencies and entities—the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Library of Congress (LOC), the Congressional Research Service (CRS), the Government Publishi...
Federal Student Loan Debt Relief in the Context of COVID-19
In early 2020, in response to the emerging COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump Administration declared a public health emergency under the Public Health Service Act, a national emergency under the National E...
Offshore Wind: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Engagement with Federally Recognized Tribes
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), within the Department of the Interior (DOI), administers offshore wind leasing on the U.S. outer continental shelf (OCS). Among its responsibilities, BOEM...
The Small Business Administration’s Growth Accelerator Fund Competition
Small businesses and startups sometimes benefit from assistance growing their companies, including opportunities to raise capital, mentorship, and commercialization help. Accelerators—organizations of...
Legal Definitions: A Research Guide for Congressional Staff
This report is designed to introduce congressional staff to examples of legal and nonlegal sources, including statutes, legislation, and dictionaries, for researching legal definitions. It includes go...
Restoration of Cell Phone Services: Hurricane Helene
On September 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall near Perry, Florida. The hurricane caused flooding and damage to personal property and critical infrastructure, including roads, power, and commun...