WASHINGTON, June 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13236) on May 28, 2026, by legislative attorney Abigail A. Graber: * * * The Congressional Accountability Act's Employment Discrimination Provisions Before the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA), federal legislative branch employees were largely exempt from the federal employment protections available to employees in the private sector, state and local governments, a  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report entitled "Risk Sharing in the Federal Reserve's Emergency Lending Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic." Here are excerpts: * * * At a Glance In this report, the Congressional Budget Office describes the role the Federal Reserve plays in stabilizing financial markets during crises, focusing particularly on the programs - referred to as facilities - created during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide li  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report entitled "Risk Sharing in the Federal Reserve's Emergency Lending Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * How the Federal Reserve's Emergency Lending Facilities Shared Risk With the Treasury Under section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act, the Federal Reserve may - in "unusual and exigent circumstances" and with the approval of the Treasury Secretary - lend to indiv  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11964) by Cameron M. Keys, defense logistics and resource management policy analyst. Here are excerpts: * * * Defense Primer: Defense and Intelligence Unfunded Priorities Introduction By law, certain U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) officials and other executive branch agency officials are required to submit reports to Congress describing defense and intelligence-related prior  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48968) entitled "Department of Veterans Affairs FY2026 Appropriations." The report is written by health policy analyst Jared S. Sussman and veterans policy specialists Sidath Viranga Panangala and Madeline E. Moreno. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) administers numerous programs that provide benefits and services to eligible veterans and their familie  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48968) entitled "Department of Veterans Affairs FY2026 Appropriations:" (Continued from Part 2 of 3) * * * Nonmedical Discretionary Programs Funding National Cemetery Administration (NCA) Operations and Maintenance NCA's Operations and Maintenance account receives the largest amount of NCA's discretionary funding. This account includes funding to operate 158 national cemeteries and administ  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47509) on May 28, 2026, entitled "SBA COVID-19 EIDL Financial Relief - Policy Options and Considerations:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * SBA COVID EIDL Financial Relief Policy Options Congress may consider various policy options to provide SBA COVID EIDL borrowers financial relief including loan forgiveness, loan deferrments, and reduced interest rates. Congress may also consider establ  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48959) on May 27, 2026, entitled "SBA Disaster Loan Credit Standards, Collateral Requirements and Debt Collection." The report is written by public finance analyst Anthony A. Cilluffo, American national government specialist Bruce R. Lindsay and senior research librarian Maria Kreiser. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) provides low-interest, long-  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11090) by financial economics specialist Baird Webel: * * * The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) Prior to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, insurance covering terrorism losses was normally included in commercial insurance policies without additional cost to the policyholders. The insured losses on all insurance lines from the 9/11 attacks were approximately $60 billi  more