WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47682) on Sept. 26, 2024, entitled "Constitutional Challenges to the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program" by legislative attorney Hannah-Alise Rogers. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Congress created the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (the program) through the budget reconciliation measure known as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA; P.L. 117-169), which became law on August 16, more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47682) on Sept. 26, 2024, entitled "Constitutional Challenges to the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program." Here are excerpts: * * * Eighth Amendment Claim The Eighth Amendment provides that "[e]xcessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."/115 At least three plaintiffs claimed that the IRA's excise taxes and penalties are  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48078) on Sept. 25, 2024, entitled "Credible Fear and Defensive Asylum Processes: Frequently Asked Questions." The report is written by immigration policy specialists Holly Straut-Eppsteiner, Andorra Bruna and Audrey Singer, and legislative attorney Hillel R. Smith. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal statute and regulation) subject to removal from the more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48078) on Sept. 25, 2024, entitled "Credible Fear and Defensive Asylum Processes - Frequently Asked Questions:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Credible Fear Screening Process Has credible fear screening always been part of the asylum process for migrants arriving at a U.S. border? Asylum regulations and statutory provisions did not originally include a credible fear screening process. I more PR