WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45864) entitled "Tax Policy and Disaster Recovery" by Public Finance specialist Molly F. Sherlock and senior research librarian Jennifer Teefy: * * * SUMMARY Tax Policy and Disaster Recovery The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) contains a number of provisions intended to provide disaster relief. Following certain disasters, Congress has passed legislation with temporary and targeted tax relief pol  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Representative Sharice Davids, member of the House Small Business Committee and enrolled member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, and Representative Joe Neguse (D-CO) introduced the Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act of 2021 to give Native American small businesses a seat at the table within the Small Business Administration (SBA). Currently, the SBA's Office of Native American Affairs (ONAA) has a valu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2021: Today Congressman Lance Gooden (TX-05) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge raising concerns about the lack of oversight and local accountability in one of the agency's most important support programs for homeless Americans. HUD's Continuum of Care (CoC) Program provides housing and wraparound care to homeless individuals and famil  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2021: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today announced he has promoted Jake Wessel of Cedar Point, Kan. as his new State Agriculture Representative. "Jake's knowledge of farming and ranching stems from every aspect of his background, from growing up on a farm and ranch operation near Cedar Point, to his semesters spent as the late Dr. Barry Flinchbaugh's trusted TA at Kansas State and his work wit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) joined Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and 23 of their Senate colleagues in demanding information from President Biden regarding the Americans and allies who were left behind and on the vetting process for evacuees who are being brought to the United States. "The signatories of this letter may have differing opinions about whether the United States  more