Columbia River System Operations and the Future of the Lower Snake River Dams
Source topics: Oceans & Fisheries, Energy Policy, Executive Branch, Water Resource Management
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Data Centers and Water: Frequently Asked Questions
U.S. Strategic Bombers
Source topics: Strategic Forces, CBRN, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Air, Land, Sea, Space & Projection Forces
TrumpRx: Background and Implementation
Defense Primer: The Department of Defense
Source topics: Strategy, Operations & Emerging Threats
Reserve Component Duty Statuses: Background and Issues for Congress
Federal Brownfields Program: Background and Issues for Congress
Federal Government and Anthropic: Considerations for AI Innovation and Competition
Source topics: Artificial Intelligence, Telecommunications & Internet Policy, Competition Policy & Law, Technology & Innovation
Bank Failures: The FDIC’s Systemic Risk Exception
Source topics: Banking, Financial Stability
National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs: FY2027 Budget and Appropriations
Source topics: Department of State (DOS), State & Foreign Operations Appropriations
Seabed Mining on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf: Recent Developments
Source topics: Critical Minerals, Energy Policy, Mining, Natural Resources Policy, Oceans & Fisheries
Legislative Branch: FY2027 Appropriations
A Comparison of Two Open-Source Tax Microsimulation Models
Source topics: Budget, Public Finance & Taxation
Extreme Heat and Climate Change
Source topics: Climate Change
The Universal Service Fund Contribution Base: Considerations for Congress
Appellate Courts Divided on Scope of Title IX Liability for Schools in Cases of Sexual Harassment
Source topics: Sexual Harassment, Title IX, Civil Rights & Liberties, School & Campus Safety
Ukrainian Military Leadership Changes
Source topics: National & Military Intelligence, Europe, Russia & Eurasia
The Uniform Grants Regulation: OMB’s Relation to Federal Grantmaking Agencies
Presidential Authority Under the Antiquities Act
Source topics: Conservation & Natural Resources, Antiquities Act, Commemorative Works, Executive Branch, Federal Land Management, Land Preservation & Use, National Monuments, Natural Resources Policy
Reconciliation 4.0: How Many Opportunities Does Congress Have to Use Reconciliation?
Source topics: Budget Reconciliation, Budget & Appropriations Procedure
The 2026 Farm Bill: Comparison of the House and Senate Bills with Current Law
Source topics: Agriculture Budget & Appropriations, Farm Bill
Proposals to Limit Member of Congress Financial Activities: Analysis of Introduced Legislation in the 119th Congress
Source topics: Congressional Ethics & Lobbying
Five-Year Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program: Status and Issues in Brief
Source topics: Federal Land Management, Oceans & Fisheries, Fossil Energy, Energy Policy
Changes to CDC Vaccine Recommendations in 2025 and 2026
Source topics: Vaccines & Immunization, Public Health Services & Special Populations, Health Care Delivery
The Department of Homeland Security’s Authority to Determine Detention Locations
Regulating State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Law Enforcement Actions to Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS)
The Social Security Administration’s (SSA’s) FY2027 Annual LAE Appropriation: In Brief
U.S. Refugee Admissions Program in FY2025 and FY2026
Source topics: Asylees, Refugees & Other Humanitarian Concerns, Refugees
Identifying Minors Online
Source topics: Telecommunications & Internet Policy, Competition Policy & Law
Farm Credit Administration and Its Board Members
Source topics: Farm Support
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) FY2027 Budget Request and Appropriations
Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) Commercialization
Source topics: Geothermal Resources
The Office of the Parliamentarian in the House and Senate
Source topics: Congressional Operations, Congressional Leadership
U.S. Marine Corps Ground Combat Element (GCE) 2040 Initiative
Surface Transportation Reauthorization: Federal Highway Programs
Source topics: Transportation Funding, Highways & Highway Vehicles
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations: Funding History and Agency Descriptions
Medicare’s Financial Status
Source topics: Medicare
Technology-Neutral Clean Electricity Tax Credits Under the IRA and the OBBBA
Source topics: Energy Tax Policy
Supreme Court Limits Patent Infringement Liability for “Skinny Label” Generic Drugs
Source topics: Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA), Generic Drugs, Patent Law, Intellectual Property, Medical Product Regulation, Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
U.S.-North Korea Relations
Source topics: East Asia & Pacific
Fifth and Sixth Circuits Divided on Whether the Necessary and Proper Clause Authorizes Federal Ban on At-Home Spirit Distilling
Source topics: Tax Reform, Excise & Other Taxes, Legislative Branch
“Skinny Labels” for Generic Drugs Under Hatch-Waxman
Source topics: Intellectual Property, Prescription Drugs
Transfer of Defense Articles: Direct Commercial Sales (DCS)
Source topics: Security Assistance, Security Cooperation & Arms Exports, Foreign Assistance
Transfer of Defense Articles: Foreign Military Sales (FMS)
Source topics: Security Assistance, Security Cooperation & Arms Exports, Foreign Assistance
The U.S. DOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
Source topics: Small Business
FY2027 NDAA: Military Service Academy Athletics and Professional Sports
Freight Rail Safety Issues in the 119th Congress
Source topics: Freight, Transportation Safety
Institutional Investors and Single-Family Housing: In Brief
Source topics: Financial Market Regulation, Financial Stability, Securities, Homeownership & Housing Finance
The Department of Justice Proposed Rule to Restore Firearms Rights to “Prohibited Persons”
FY2027 NDAA: Status of Legislative Activity
Source topics: Defense Authorization, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
High Court Rejects Private Challenges to Medicaid Provider Requirements
Source topics: Family Planning Services & Abortion, Medicaid & CHIP, Abortion, Medicaid
NOAA’s Future Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) Mission
Source topics: Federal Agencies & Appropriations for Energy & Natural Resources, Space Policy, Oceans & Fisheries, Climate Change
Access to Retirement Benefits in the Private Sector: 2010-2025
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Nuclear Risk Reduction: Executive Branch Policies and Congressional Approaches in the 119th Congress
Source topics: Strategic Forces, CBRN, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Arms Control & Nonproliferation
FY2027 NDAA: Summary of Funding Authorizations
Source topics: National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Defense Authorization
Direct Loan Program Student Loans: Terms and Conditions
Source topics: Postsecondary Education
Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Sanctions: The Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act
Source topics: Europe, Russia & Eurasia, International Terrorism, Trafficking & Crime, Foreign Assistance
The U.S. Court of Appeals: Background and Circuit Splits from 2025
Source topics: The Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. Courts of Appeals, Judicial Branch, Jurisprudence
Kinship Care
Source topics: Child Welfare
Canada’s Online Streaming Act: Background and Issues for Congress
Source topics: Major Economies & U.S. Trade Relations, Trade Agreements, U.S. Trade Policy, Latin America, Caribbean & Canada
The Role of U.S. In Situ Ocean Observation Networks: A Case Study of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
Source topics: Climate Change, Oceans & Fisheries
Full Privatization of U.S. Airports: Potential Issues and Options for Congress
Source topics: Aviation
China Primer: The People’s Liberation Army (PLA)
Source topics: Strategy, Operations & Emerging Threats, Defense Authorization, Air, Land, Sea, Space & Projection Forces, East Asia & Pacific
Yemen: Conflict, Red Sea Security, and U.S. Policy
Source topics: Middle East & North Africa
Somalia
Source topics: Sub-Saharan Africa
Libya and U.S. Policy
Source topics: Middle East & North Africa
National Level Exercises: History, Authorities, and Congressional Considerations
Source topics: Critical Infrastructure, DHS Structure & Management, Federal Disasters & Assistance
An Overview of Small Business Contracting
Visa Issuances, Refusals, and Revocations: Selected Current Legal Considerations
The Senior Executive Service: An Overview
Source topics: Federal Regulations & Rulemaking
Legal Authority for Section 301 Tariffs to Address Forced Labor and Excess Manufacturing Capacity
Natural Gas Appliances, Energy Policy, and Federalism: Who Is in Charge?
Source topics: Energy Efficiency, Federal Preemption, Natural Gas
Overview of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) and Emergency Abortion Services
Source topics: Family Planning Services & Abortion
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Workforce Development Programs at the Department of Labor
Source topics: Artificial Intelligence, Department of Labor (DOL), Labor Force, Workforce Development & Employment Services, Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA)
Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS)/Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC)
Standards of Proof in Federal Criminal Law
Source topics: Surveillance, Search & Seizure, Civil Rights & Liberties, Criminal Justice, Due Process Clause, Fourth Amendment, Jurisprudence
Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety: Supreme Court Bars Prisoner’s Religious Liberty Suit Against Prison Officials
Source topics: The Supreme Court of the United States, Civil Rights & Liberties, Judicial Branch, Prisons
Lebanon
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Source topics: Medicare
Temporary Control of 7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) and Related Substances Under the Controlled Substances Act
U.S.-Singapore Relations
Source topics: East Asia & Pacific, South & Southeast Asia
FY2027 NDAA: Military Officer Promotions and Dismissal
Comparison of Selected Versions of H.R. 6644
Source topics: Housing Finance, Housing-Related Assistance to Communities & Tribes
H.R. 6955: Main Street Capital Access Act
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Adopt Alternative Credit Scores
Source topics: Housing Finance, Homeownership & Housing Finance
U.S.-UK Trade Relations: In Brief
The Housing Trust Fund: An Overview
Source topics: Housing-Related Assistance to Communities & Tribes, Homeownership & Housing Finance, Public & Assisted Housing, Housing Finance
Commission Without Commissioners: The U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Military Service Records, Awards, and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Sources
Coordinated Party Expenditures: Policy Background
Homelessness
Source topics: Veterans Homelessness, Homelessness, Runaways & Homeless Youth
Artificial Intelligence and Biosecurity Issues
Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 119th Congress
Source topics: Unemployment Insurance
Appearances by Sitting U.S. Supreme Court Justices at Congressional Committee and Subcommittee Hearings (1/1/1960 to 7/15/2026)
Source topics: Judicial Branch Nominations & Administration
Regulating PFAS Under the Clean Water Act
Source topics: Water Quality
Election Observation: Best Practices and Congress’s Role
Source topics: Election Security, Voting, Elections & Redistricting, Legislative Branch
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2026 Budget and Appropriations
Source topics: Foreign Affairs Budget & Appropriations, State & Foreign Operations Appropriations
Budget Reconciliation Measures Enacted into Law Since 1980
Source topics: Budget & Appropriations Procedure
HUD’s FY2026 Continuum of Care Program Competition
Source topics: Homelessness