WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46685) on Feb. 18, 2021, entitled "An Analysis of the Geographic Distribution of the Mortgage Interest Deduction: Before and After the 2017 Tax Revision (P.L. 115-97)" by economics specialist Mark P. Keightley: SUMMARY Policymakers may be interested in the mortgage interest deduction (MID) because it is associated with homeownership and is one of the largest tax benefits available to homeowners in terms more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL33313) on Feb. 12, 2021, entitled "Congressional Membership and Appointment Authority to Advisory Commissions, Boards, and Groups" by Congress specialist Jacob R. Straus: Summary Over the past several decades, Congress, by statute, has established a wide array of commissions, boards, and advisory bodies to provide it with assistance in meeting various legislative, investigative, and administrative resp more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Feb. 14, 2021: * * * Biden-Harris administration commits to promoting partnerships with faith-based and neighborhood organizations to help people in need; announces Melissa Rogers as Executive Director and Josh Dickson as Deputy Director Today, President Biden is signing an executive order reestablishing the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, which will promote partnerships with religious a more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration has asked the Office of Management and Budget to approve an information collection entitled: "Metrics and Minimum Standards for Intercity Passenger Rail Service." A Feb. 18, 2021, notice published in the Federal Register by Brett A. Jortland, Acting Chief Counsel, also opens a new 30-day public comment period. An initial 60-day public comment period started Dec. 10, 2020. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  more ST

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 19 -- The National Immigrant Justice Center issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2021: The We Are Home campaign, alongside more than one hundred national and state advocacy organizations, today urged Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and the Biden administration to take immediate steps to reduce the harms of detention and deportation through crucial executive actions within the next 100 days. The letter calls on DHS to institute seven more PR