WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48523) on May 2, 2025, entitled "Organizing Executive Branch Agencies: Structure and Delegations of Authority" by legislative attorneys Daniel T. Shedd and Jared P. Cole: * * * SUMMARY In early 2025, the Trump Administration issued executive orders that indicated that the White House may consider reorganizing certain executive branch agencies. In the ensuing months, the Trump Administration has embarked   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11303) on May 2, 2025, by legislative attorneys Matthew D. Trout and Sean Stiff: * * * Congressional and Executive Power Over Spending: Selected Recent Litigation On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued the first group in a series of executive orders that seek to align past and future federal spending decisions with the new Administration's policy priorities. The first Legal Side  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11302) on May 2, 2025, by legislative attorneys Matthew D. Trout and Sean Stiff: * * * Congressional and Executive Roles in Spending: Legal Frameworks President Donald Trump has made federal spending decisions a centerpiece of his second Administration. On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued the first group in a series of executive orders that seek to align past and future feder  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11304) on May 2, 2025, by legislative attorney Jason O. Heflin: * * * Preemption in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) directs the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate the sale and use of pesticides in the United States. FIFRA generally does not preempt state or local regulation of p  more