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Connecting Constituents with Federal Assistance for the Arts and Humanities
InFocus · Apr 8, 2026
The National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities is the primary vehicle for federal support for the arts and the humanities. Established in 1965, the foundation currently consists of three...
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Amazon’s Protest of DoD’s JEDI Cloud Computing Contract: A Legal Analysis
Posts · Feb 19, 2020
In October 2019, after an approximately two-year competitive bidding procurement process, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced that it had awarded a Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure...
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Lunar New Year: Fact Sheet
Report · Jan 16, 2026
The Lunar New Year is a holiday celebrated in many parts of Asia and in Asian communities around the world. It marks the beginning of the year using the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar....
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Tribal Co-Management of Federal Lands: Overview and Selected Issues for Congress
Report · Oct 13, 2026
Many of today’s federal lands are located on the ancestral homelands of federally recognized Tribes (“Tribes”). Many Tribes maintain ongoing physical, cultural, spiritual, and economic relationships...
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Human Rights in China and U.S. Policy
Reports · Dec 2, 2024
U.S. concern over human rights in China has been a central issue in U.S. relations with the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China), particularly since the PRC Tiananmen crackdown in 1989. Congress...
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National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities: FY2024 Appropriations
Reports · Nov 6, 2024
The National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities is the primary vehicle for federal support for the arts and the humanities. Established in 1965, the foundation currently consists of three...
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FEMA Assistance for Migrants Through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program-Humanitarian (EFSP-H) and Shelter and Services Program (SSP)
Reports · Aug 31, 2023
In FY2022, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had a record high number of enforcement encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border: 2.4 million individuals who either arrived at a port of entry...
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National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities: FY2023 Appropriations
Report · Jun 13, 2023
The National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities is the primary vehicle for federal support for the arts and the humanities. Established in 1965, the Foundation currently consists of three...
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The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA): A Legal Overview
Reports · Apr 17, 2023
A plaintiff injured by a defendant’s wrongful act may file a tort lawsuit to recover money from that defendant. To name a particularly familiar example of a tort, a person who negligently causes a...
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Expedited Removal of Aliens: Legal Framework
Reports · Oct 8, 2019
The federal government has broad authority over the admission of non-U.S. nationals (aliens) seeking to enter the United States. The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that the government may exclude...
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Mail and Wire Fraud: A Brief Overview of Federal Criminal Law
Reports · Feb 11, 2019
The mail and wire fraud statutes are exceptionally broad. Their scope has occasionally given the courts pause. Nevertheless, prosecutions in their name have brought to an end schemes that have bilked...
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FEMA’s Disaster Declaration Process: A Primer
Reports · Nov 12, 2014
The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (referred to as the Stafford Act—42 U.S.C. 5721 et seq.) authorizes the President to issue “major disaster” or “emergency”...