WASHINGTON, April 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12676) on April 1, 2026, by American National Government analyst Taylor R. Knoedl. Here are excerpts: * * * The 2026 Census Test: Overview and Recent Developments The U.S. Census Bureau begins planning for an upcoming decennial census of population and housing more than a decade prior to the census year. Part of this planning includes field tests designed to assess various oper more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11797) on March 30, 2026, by military ground forces specialist Andrew Feickert. Here are excerpts: * * * The Army's Multi-Domain Task Force (MDTF) The Significance of the Multi-Domain Task Force (MDTF) Congress has expressed concern about the threat to U.S. national security posed by Russia and China. The Army believes to address this threat, it must be able to operate in a m more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11414) on April 3, 2026, by legislative attorney Hannah Solomon-Strauss and supervisory attorney Juria L. Jones. Here are excerpts: * * * Birthright Citizenship: Litigation Status Update On April 1, 2026, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara regarding Executive Order 14160, "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship" (E.O. 14160 or th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13121) on April 2, 2026, by natural resources policy specialist Carol Hardy Vincent. Here are excerpts: * * * Bureau of Land Management: FY2026 Appropriations The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in the Department of the Interior (DOI), manages 244 million acres of federal land, nearly all in the West. Under its multiple-use mission, BLM manages lands for diverse purposes, inc more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12570) on April 2, 2026, by public finance analyst Nicholas E. Buffie. Here are excerpts: * * * Clean Vehicle Tax Credit Transfers to Car Dealers In July 2025, Congress repealed the clean vehicle credit (CVC) and the used clean vehicle credit (UCVC) as part of the FY2025 reconciliation law (P.L. 119-21). These two credits were enacted under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12600) on April 2, 2026, by public finance specialists Donald J. Marples and Nicholas E. Buffie: * * * Clean Vehicle Tax Credits Prior to the enactment of the FY2025 reconciliation law (P.L. 119-21), the federal government offered three tax credits to incentivize the purchase of clean vehicles (electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles, and fuel cell vehicles). All three credi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12675) on March 30, 2026, by aviation policy specialist Bart Elias: * * * Collision at LaGuardia Airport Spotlights Long-standing Concerns Over Runway Safety On the night of March 22, 2026, a Jazz Aviation regional jet landing at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in New York, NY, struck a firefighting vehicle that had received air traffic control clearance to cross the active runway. The more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following fact sheet (No. R48894) on April 3, 2026, by research librarians Travis A. Ferrell and Hannah Fischer. Here are excerpts: * * * Confederate Names and Military Installations: Fact Sheet SUMMARY Prior to 2023, there were 10 major military installations named after Confederate Civil War commanders, all of which were located in the former states of the Confederacy. Nine of the bases were active-component Ar more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10519) on April 1, 2026, by defense policy analyst Anya L. Fink. Here are excerpts: * * * Defense Primer: Strategic Nuclear Forces The Department of Defense (DOD) - which is "using a secondary Department of War designation" under Executive Order 14347 dated September 5, 2025 - is in the process of modernizing U.S. strategic nuclear forces. This modernization effort includes nu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48890) on March 31, 2026, entitled "Determining Grants Under Title I-A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act" by education policy specialist Rebecca R. Skinner and research assistant Isobel Sorenson. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Title I-A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) authorizes aid to local educational agencies (LEAs) for the education of disadvantaged chi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13196) on April 3, 2026, by agricultural policy analyst Stephanie Rosch. Here are excerpts: * * * Farm Support for Tobacco and the 2026 Farm Bill Historically, Congress has provided five categories of farm support: the Federal Crop Insurance Program (FCIP), farm bill-authorized commodity support programs, farm bill-authorized disaster assistance programs, ad hoc commodity supp more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44750) on March 27, 2026, entitled "FDA Human Medical Product User Fee Programs." The report is written by research assistant Sylvia L. Bryan and health policy specialists Amanda K. Sarata and Hassan Z. Sheikh. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates human medical products to ensure they are safe and effective for their intended use in patients. M more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48888) on March 30, 2026, entitled "The Federal Recognition of Tribes: Frequently Asked Questions." The report is written by natural resources policy specialist Mariel J. Murray, legislative attorney Mainon A. Schwartz and law librarian Laura Deal. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY As of 2026, the United States encompasses 575 federally recognized Tribes, or groups of Indigenous people that more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48893) on April 3, 2026, entitled "FY2024 State Grants Under Title I-A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act" by education policy specialist Rebecca R. Skinner and research assistant Isobel Sorenson. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), most recently comprehensively amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA; P.L. 114-95), is the pr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48891) on April 2, 2026, entitled "FY2026 Department of Defense Appropriations: In Brief" by Cameron M. Keys, defense logistics and resource management policy analyst. Here are excerpts: * * * Contents Summary ... 1 FY2026 Budget Cycle: Sequence of Events ... 2 FY2026 President's Budget Request: May 2, 2025, to June 26, 2025 ... 2 H.R. 4016: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 20 more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48892) on April 2, 2026, entitled "Housing Supply: Current Trends and Policy Considerations" by macroeconomic policy specialist Lida R. Weinstock. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Housing affordability concerns have led to a focus on insufficient housing supply as a possible cause. There are many metrics by which economists analyze housing supply. Currently, national-level statistics paint a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48892) on April 2, 2026, entitled "Housing Supply - Current Trends and Policy Considerations:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Barriers to Increasing Supply This section briefly highlights a few of the most commonly cited explanations of why housing supply may be constrained and failing to adequately respond to demand and pricing conditions. Some are explanations for the longer-term trend more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48428) on April 1, 2026, entitled "Inflation Reduction Act Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements: Effect on Tax Credit Values" by public finance analyst Nicholas E. Buffie. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169; IRA) created or modified 21 tax provisions subsidizing the use of "clean" energy. These benefits targeted taxpayers who purchase electric  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48612) on March 26, 2026, entitled "Legislative Branch: FY2026 Appropriations" by Congress specialist Ida A. Brudnick. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Legislative Branch: FY2026 Appropriations The legislative branch appropriations bill provides funding for the Senate; House of Representatives; Joint Items; Capitol Police; Office of Congressional Workplace Rights; Congressional Budget Offic more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48612) on March 26, 2026, entitled "Legislative Branch - FY2026 Appropriations:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * FY2026 Legislative Branch Funding Issues The following sections discuss the various legislative branch accounts. During consideration of the legislative branch bills, the House and Senate conform to a "longstanding practice under which each body of Congress determines its ow more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48536) on March 25, 2026, entitled "Medicaid: Selected Resources for National, State and Local Enrollment Data" by research librarians Sarah K. Braun and Angela Napili: * * * Contents Purpose and Scope ... 1 Federal Data Sources ... 2 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National and State Data ... 2 Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC): National and State more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13192) on March 30, 2026, by economic policy senior specialist Susan V. Lawrence: * * * Nonprofit Hospitals, Tax Benefits and Charity Care Congress has had a continuing interest in the tax benefits for nonprofit hospitals over the years, as indicated in a Senate Finance Committee investigation in 2005, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study in 2020, and a hearing by the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13086) on March 31, 2026, by nonproliferation specialist Paul K. Kerr: * * * Pakistan's New Long-Range Missile Development On December 18, 2024, the U.S. Department of State announced the imposition of sanctions on Pakistan's National Development Complex (NDC), which "has worked to acquire items in furtherance of Pakistan's long range ballistic missile program." The State Depar more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11406) on April 3, 2026, by legislative attorney Jay B. Sykes: Here are excerpts: * * * Prediction Markets and Insider Trading Law The past two years have witnessed the dramatic growth of prediction markets--i.e., online platforms that allow users to buy or sell contracts with payoffs tied to the occurrence or nonoccurrence of specific events, such as sporting event outc more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12674) on April 2, 2026, by financial economics specialist Eva Su. Here are excerpts: * * * Private Credit Funds Redemption Restrictions: Market Context and Policy Issues Private credit generally refers to a type of lending provided by nonbank financial institutions, such as alternative asset managers of private funds, to small- and medium-sized private companies. Although this more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13193) on April 1, 2026, by income security specialists John J. Topoleski and Elizabeth A. Myers. Here are excerpts: * * * Retirement Asset Data in 2024 The Federal Reserve's Financial Accounts of the United States reported that the total amount of financial assets in U.S. retirement plans (which does not include Social Security) was $45.1 trillion at the end of 2024. Figure 1 more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11415) on April 3, 2026, by legislative attorney Jay B. Sykes: * * * SEC Issues Crypto Guidance as Congress Considers MarketStructure Legislation On March 17, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued guidance addressing the application of federal securities law to certain types of crypto-assets and crypto-asset activities. The guidance was joined by the C more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12602) on March 30, 2026, by public finance analyst Nicholas E. Buffie and energy policy analyst Martin C. Offutt. Here are excerpts: * * * The Section 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Credit P.L. 117-169, commonly known as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), enacted a new tax credit for the production of "clean" hydrogen. Widespread adoption of hydrogen fuel may reduce economy-wi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12304) on April 1, 2026, by American national government analyst Taylor R. Knoedl. Here are excerpts: * * * Revisions to Statistical Policy Directive No. 15: Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) oversees the collection of race and ethnicity data through Statistical Policy Directive (SP more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10275) on March 30, 2026, by Asian affairs specialist Susan V. Lawrence. Here are excerpts: * * * Taiwan: Background and U.S. Relations Introduction Taiwan, which also calls itself the Republic of China (ROC), is a self-governing East Asian democracy located across the Taiwan Strait from mainland China. Taiwan's popularly-elected leaders govern 23.3 million people on the main more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48887) on March 26, 2026, entitled "U.S. Conflict with Iran." The report is written by Middle Eastern affairs specialists Clayton Thomas, Christopher M. Blanchard, Jeremy M. Sharp and Jim Zanotti: * * * SUMMARY U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, have sparked a wide-reaching regional conflict, with ongoing U.S. and Israeli air operations in Iran and Iranian retaliatory st more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10830) on March 30, 2026, by health care financing specialist Ryan J. Rosso and research assistant Sylvia L. Bryan. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S. Health Care Coverage and Spending In 2024, the United States had an estimated population of 335 million individuals. Most of those individuals had private health insurance or were covered under a federal program (such as Medicare or more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13194) on April 1, 2026, by income security specialists John J. Topoleski and Elizabeth A. Myers. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S. Retirement Assets Data: 1995-2024 Retirement Asset Data from 1995 to 2024 The Federal Reserve's Financial Accounts of the United States reported that the total amount of financial assets in U.S. retirement plans (which does not include Social Securit more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12595) on March 30, 2026, by international trade and finance specialist Kyla H. Kitamura. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S.-Canada Trade Relations The United States and Canada have one of the largest bilateral trade relationships in the world, including highly integrated energy and automotive markets. Since 1989, U.S.-Canada trade has been governed by the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Ag more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11120) on April 3, 2026, by international trade and finance specialists Kyla H. Kitamura and Cathleen D. Cimino-Isaacs. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S.-Japan Trade Agreements and Tariff Negotiations The United States and Japan have been close economic partners, though they do not have a comprehensive bilateral free trade agreement (FTA). Since 2020, the countries have entered in more PR