Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2025 Appropriations: Overview
The Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill includes funding for the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the judiciary, the District of Colu...
Worker Participation in Employer-Sponsored Pensions: Data in Brief and Recent Trends
This report provides data on the percentage of U.S. workers who have access to, and who participate in, employer-sponsored pension plans. The data are from the National Compensation Survey (NCS), cond...
Memorials and Commemorative Works Outside Washington, DC: Background, Federal Role, and Options for Congress
Congress frequently faces questions about whether and how to commemorate people and events that have influenced the nation’s history. Congress sometimes has chosen to do so by establishing national me...
Religious Discrimination at School: Application of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Since the beginning of armed hostilities between Israel and Hamas on October 7, 2023, Congress has focused significant attention on the reaction of students and schools, colleges, and universities to ...
U.S. Arms Transfer Restrictions and AUKUS Cooperation
On September 15, 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States announced an “enhanced trilateral security partnership,” named AUKUS after the participating countries. The partnership...
Legal Effect of Marijuana Rescheduling on FDA’s Regulation of Cannabis
Cannabis and its derivatives are regulated under various federal laws, depending on the particular characteristics and uses of the substance or product. Currently, unless an exception applies, cannabi...
The Federal Arbitration Act and Class Action Waivers
Arbitration agreements have become ubiquitous and are used in a wide range of contexts, including business-to-business contracts, employment contracts, collective bargaining agreements, and consumer c...
Components of Federal Criminal Law
Congress has enacted many federal criminal laws covering topics as diverse as drug trafficking, immigration, assault, computer hacking, bribery, and wildlife trafficking, among others. Congress’s cont...
Alcohol Excise Taxes: An Overview
The federal excise tax on alcoholic beverages is imposed at the manufacturer and importer level, based on the per unit production or importation of alcoholic beverages (e.g., distilled spirits, wine, ...
Analyzing Constitutionality Under the First Amendment's Free Speech Clause
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Information as of September 12, 2024. Prepared by Victoria L. Killion, Legislative Attorney, and Jamie L. Bush, Visual Information
Specialist. For more information, see CRS Report R47986, Freedom of...
Moody v. NetChoice, LLC: The Supreme Court Addresses Facial Challenges to State Social Media Laws
On July 1, 2024, the Supreme Court vacated the judgments in two consolidated First Amendment challenges to state laws that regulate certain online platforms’ moderation of user-posted content and rema...
The United Nations System: Frequently Asked Questions
The United Nations (UN) system is a group of interconnected entities that includes the United Nations itself, UN specialized agencies, UN peacekeeping operations, UN funds and programs, and other rela...
Post-9/11 GI Bill Transferability: Frequently Asked Questions
Congress determined that because military service in Iraq and Afghanistan following September 11, 2001, was particularly challenging, servicemembers from that era deserved a veterans educational assis...
The FY2025 President’s Budget in Historical Context
On March 11, 2024, the Biden Administration submitted its budget for FY2025, which proposes increased federal revenues, continued growth in mandatory outlays, and decreased discretionary outlays relat...
Macroeconomic Theory for Policymakers: An Illustrated Guide
This report serves as a visual guide to macroeconomic theory, and includes graphics related to economic growth, aggregate supply and aggregate demand, fiscal policy, monetary policy, the dollar, excha...