WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R42567) on April 1, 2025, entitled "U.S. Global Change Research Program: Overview and Considerations for Congress" by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary Coast Guard plans call for procuring a combination of National Security Cutters (NSCs), Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs) and Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) as replacements for 90 earlier-generation Coast Guard high-e more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R42567) on April 1, 2025, entitled "U.S. Global Change Research Program - Overview and Considerations for Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Issues for Congress Planned Procurement Quantities One oversight issue for Congress is whether planned procurement quantities for NSCs, OPCs, and FRCs are too high, too low, or about right. Planned procurement quantities for NSCs, OPCs, and FRCs refle more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48478) on April 1, 2025, entitled "U.S. Global Change Research Program: Overview and Considerations for Congress" by environmental policy analyst Kathryn G. Kynett. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is an interagency program established by Congress through the Global Change Research Act of 1990 (GCRA; P.L. 101-606) to coordinate and integrate federal res more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate on April 3, 2025, for the Stop Fentanyl Money Laundering Act (H.R. 1577). * * * H.R. 1577 would authorize the Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to require that U.S. financial institutions impose special measures, including increased due diligence and restrictions, on foreign transactions or financial accounts if the agency determines that those transactions or acco more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-District of Columbia, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on April 1, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, today, I introduce the Train Noise and Vibrations Reduction Act of 2025, which would direct the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to submit a report to Congress containing recommendations on how to reduce train noise and vibrations near homes, as well as estimates of the costs and ben more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following news release: * * * GAO's Comptroller General Inducted into the Government Hall of Fame WASHINGTON (April 3, 2025) The Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), is a 2025 Government Hall of Fame inductee. Government Executive created the Government Hall of Fame in 2019 to recognize individuals who have profoundly shaped the fede more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12538) on March 31, 2025, by Dominick A. Fiorentino and Taylor N. Riccard, government organization and management analysts: * * * Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reporting on Apportionments Congress enacts annual appropriations and other budgetary legislation to provide agencies with budget authority, which allows them to spend federal dollars. To prevent agencies from prematurely e more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12953) on April 1, 2025, by natural resources policy specialist Mariel J. Murray. Here are excerpts: * * * The Office of Navajo-Hopi Relocation The federal government divided up tribal lands in the Southwest during the 19th and 20th centuries, triggering long-standing land disputes between the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe (both federally recognized Tribes). In 1868, the United State more PR