WASHINGTON, May 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13010) on May 23, 2025, by health care financing analyst Vanessa C. Forsberg: * * * The ACA Preventive Services Coverage Requirement Per the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended), most private health insurance plans are required to cover specified preventive services and items without consumer cost sharing. This includes coverage of dozens of more PR

WASHINGTON, May 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11248) on May 23, 2025, by legislative attorney Jared P. Cole: * * * Appellate Courts Divided Over School Employee Discrimination Lawsuits and Title IX Federal appellate courts have split over how two federal laws that bar sex discrimination in certain settings and programs relate to one another. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) bars (among other thing more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin from a May 21, 2025, hearing entitled "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Proposed Fiscal Year 2026 Budget": * * * Thank you, Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and members of the committee. It is an honor to appear before you today to discuss the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Budget Request for the U.S. Enviro more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government released the following testimony by Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul S. Atkins from a May 20, 2025, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * Chairman Joyce, Ranking Member Hoyer, and members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for inviting me to testify today./1 I am grateful for the opportunity to discuss the SEC, including our important mission on behalf of our fellow cit more PR