WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act (S. 315) on Feb. 12, 2025. * * * S. 315 would direct the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a rule requiring that AM broadcast stations be accessible in all passenger motor vehicles imported into, shipped within, or manufactured and sold within the United States. (Passenger motor vehicles are those designed to primarily carry their operator and up to 12 pass more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11681) on Feb. 12, 2025, by defense policy analyst Anya L. Fink. Here are excerpts: * * * Defense Primer: LGM-35A Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile The LGM-35A Sentinel is an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system that is expected to replace the Minuteman III (MMIII) ICBM in the U.S. nuclear force structure. MMIII has served as the ground-based leg of the U. more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12462) on Feb. 12, 2025, by financial economics analyst Karl E. Schneider: * * * Elder Financial Exploitation Elder financial exploitation (EFE), as defined by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), is "the illegal or improper use of an older adult's funds, property, or assets." EFE can deprive seniors of much-needed resources for retirement and research has linked EF more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48425) on Feb. 14, 2025, entitled "U.S. Department of Education: Background and Statutorily Established Officers, Positions and Offices" by American national government specialist Henry B. Hogue and education policy specialist Rebecca R. Skinner: * * * SUMMARY The U.S. Department of Education (ED) was established by the Department of Education Organization Act (DEOA, P.L. 96-88) on October 17, more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47521) on Feb. 14, 2025, entitled "Electricity: Overview and Issues for Congress" by acting section research manager Ashley J. Lawson. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Electricity is of perennial interest to Congress, especially the policy issues of reliability, security, affordability, and greenhouse gas emissions. The electricity sector is made of up three distinct, but interrelated system more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45811) on Feb. 11, 2025, entitled "Hypersonic Weapons: Background and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Infrastructure According to a study mandated by the FY2013 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 112239) and conducted by the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA),/84 the United States had 48 critical hypersonic test facilities and mobile assets in 2014 needed for more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL32665) on Jan. 31, 2025, entitled "Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans - Background and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 4) * * * Significant Delays in Navy Shipbuilding Programs Overview Another issue for Congress concerns significant delays in Navy shipbuilding programs. On April 2, 2024, the Navy announced significant projected delays in several of its shipbuilding more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL32665) on Jan. 31, 2025, entitled "Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans - Background and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 2 of 4) * * * Five Options for Using Available Shipbuilding Capacity In addition to the above options for addressing shipbuilding capacity constraints (i.e., for increasing available shipbuilding capacity), additional options for using available ship-desi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL32665) on Jan. 31, 2025, entitled "Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans - Background and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 3 of 4) * * * FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8070/S. 4638/H.R. 5009 /P.L. 118-159) House The House Armed Services Committee, in its report (H.Rept. 118-529 of May 31, 2024) on H.R. 8070, recommended the funding levels shown in the HASC c more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48426) on Feb. 14, 2025, entitled "Organ Procurement and Transplantation: Administration, Oversight and Policy Issues." The report is written by health policy specialists Jared S. Sussman, Amanda K. Sarata and Hassan Z. Sheikh, health care financing analyst Marco A. Villagrana and research assistant Sylvia L. Bryan. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY In 2022, while there were over 42,000 orga more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48426) on Feb. 14, 2025, entitled "Organ Procurement and Transplantation - Administration, Oversight and Policy Issues:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Health Resources and Services Administration's Role The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) within HHS is the primary agency tasked with overseeing the OPTN. The Division of Transplantation within the Health Systems Bureau  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48179) on Jan. 16, 2025, entitled "Tickets for Live Entertainment Events" by Clare Y. Cho, industrial organization and business policy specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Each year, millions of Americans purchase tickets for live entertainment events, such as concerts, theatrical performances, and sporting events. Tickets for live events initially are sold in the primary market, in w more PR