WASHINGTON, July 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11339) on July 11, 2025, by legislative attorney Peter G. Berris: * * * Advances in DNA Analysis: Fourth Amendment Implications Law enforcement has used deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, as an investigative tool for decades. DNA is "the fundamental building block for an individual's entire genetic makeup" and may be "extracted from many sources, such as hair, bone, teeth, sa  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo and Bipartisan Senators Introduce Bill to Empower States and Communities to Reduce Homelessness * Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota), Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) and Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island) introduced the Reducing Homelessness Through Program Reform Act, legislation to cut red tape and create local solutions for addressing homelessness. "With risi  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48596) on July 11, 2025, entitled "Department of Transportation Funding - FY2021-FY2025 Enacted and FY2026 Requested:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Federal Railroad Administration The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) provides funding to monitor and enforce compliance with rail safety regulations, conduct rail research and development, subsidize the capital and operating expenses o  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Ilhan Omar Pens Op-Ed in Minnesota Star Tribune Sounding the Alarm on Republicans' Cruel Budget Bill * MINNEAPOLIS- Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) authored an op-ed in the Minnesota Star Tribune on how the passage of the Republican "One Big, Beautiful Bill" will be devastating for her constituents in Minnesota's Fifth District and across the nation. Her op-ed focuses on the historical funding cu  more