WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11321) on June 6, 2025, by legislative attorney Alejandra Aramayo: * * * "Sanctuary" Jurisdictions: Legal Overview Some state and local jurisdictions have adopted policies that limit their cooperation with federal agencies charged with immigration enforcement. Some observers and policymakers describe these states and municipalities as "sanctuary" jurisdictions, though ther  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report on June 5, 2025, entitled "Effects of the Surge in Immigration on State and Local Budgets in 2023:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Effects of the Surge in Immigration on State and Local Spending State and local governments' costs to provide goods and services to the surge population in 2023 depended on how many members of that population and their children received those goods and services and on   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12747) on June 6, 2025, by telecommunications policy specialist Colby Leigh Pechtol: * * * Public Safety Telecommunicator Reclassification: Status and Considerations for Congress Public safety telecommunicators (e.g., 911 operators and 911 dispatchers) have been referred to as the "first" first responders, as they are often the initial responders to an emergency. "Public safety   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on June 4, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to condemn the despicable antiSemitic terror attack targeted against Jews who were marching in Boulder, Colorado, in support of the hostages being held in Gaza. This horrific attack comes on the heels of another targeted antiSemitic terror   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. George Latimer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on June 4, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, on May 21, Sarah and Yaron were leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum. They worked at the Israeli Embassy and were planning their engagement, but their future together was cut short when a man yelling, "Free Palestine," murdered them. This pas  more