WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report on Sept. 25, 2025, entitled "Agreements to Access Data Since Sept. 30, 2024." Here are excerpts: * * * To provide analysis to the Congress, the Congressional Budget Office requires access to a wide array of data from other federal agencies. CBO uses those data to produce baseline budget projections, economic projections, cost estimates, and reports. Some of those data are sensitive, and agencies that more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12612) on Sept. 25, 2025, by energy policy analyst Melissa N. Diaz. Here are excerpts: * * * DOE's Vehicle Technologies Office in the 119th Congress The Department of Energy's (DOE's) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) executes funding for research and development (R&D) of vehicle technologies (e.g., engines, motors, batteries), alternative fuels, materials, and transportation  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12612) on Sept. 26, 2025, by energy policy analyst Melissa N. Diaz. Here are excerpts: * * * DOE's Vehicle Technologies Office in the 119th Congress The Department of Energy's (DOE's) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) executes funding for research and development (R&D) of vehicle technologies (e.g., engines, motors, batteries), alternative fuels, materials, and transportation  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Government Publishing Office issued the following news release: * * * GPO Names University of North Texas with Best Federal Depository Website The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) honors University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries for having the best website in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) for 2025. This is the third library to ever receive the award, which was created to recognize the creativity and the ways libraries are providing easy  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47884) on Sept. 23, 2025, entitled "Identifying Minors Online:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Policy Considerations for Legislation Multiple bills introduced in the 119th Congress seek to increase protections for minors online by creating requirements for website operators./58 Some requirements for website operators, if included in enacted legislation, could be subject to constitution more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13034) on Sept. 25, 2025. The white paper is written by natural resources policy specialist Laura B. Comay, energy policy specialist Corrie E. Clark and public finance specialist Donald J. Marples: * * * Offshore Wind: Status and Issues for the 119th Congress The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended (OCSLA, 43 U.S.C. Sec.1337(p)), authorizes the Secretary of the Inte more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11373) on Sept. 25, 2025, by legislative attorney Sean Stiff: * * * Pocket Rescissions and the Impoundment Control Act: Background and History On July 24, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Rescissions Act of 2025. The statute marks the first time since 1992 that a President has successfully invoked the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (ICA) to secure pas more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11374) on Sept. 25, 2025, by legislative attorney Sean Stiff: Here are excerpts: * * * Pocket Rescissions and the Impoundment Control Act: Legal Authority and Options for Congress On July 24, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Rescissions Act of 2025. The statute marks the first time since 1992 that a President has successfully invoked the Impoundment C more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13112) on Sept. 25, 2025, by natural resources policy specialist Nicole T. Carter and acting section research manager Anna E. Normand: * * * Water Resources Development Acts: Primer and Action in the 119th Congress The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is an agency that develops water resource projects, among other civil and military missions. Congress often considers omnib more PR