1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (735+ words) Trump Administration Actions to Curtail Offshore Wind Energy Development Meet Judicial Resistance'Every CRS Report Trump Administration Actions to Curtail Offshore Wind Energy Development Meet Judicial Resistance March 11, 2026 LSB11402 In 2025 the Trump Administration took a number of actions that could affect the…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1580+ words) March 10, 2026 R48878 Critical infrastructure refers to the machinery, facilities, and information systems that enable critical functions of governance, public health, and the economy. Deficiencies within the networks of expertise, governance, and economic relationships in which critical infrastructure systems and assets are…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (412+ words) March 10, 2026 IF13180 This In Focus discusses selected elements of federal environmental review in the context of federal permitting and summarizes proposed changes to NEPA in H.R. 4776. H.R. 4776 would change various elements of the federal environmental review and permitting processes by amending provisions of…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago  (1305+ words) February 26, 2026 R48864 CRS previously published a series of reports on the SUPPORT Act of 2018. The specific sections of the SUPPORT Act referenced in this report are described in more detail in the following CRS reports: Other SUPPORT Reauthorization Act provisions amend…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (707+ words) February 23, 2026 R48861 This report provides a brief history of the FCC's spectrum auction authority; legislative activity in the 117th, 118th, and 119th Congresses aimed at extending or reinstating this auction authority; and a discussion of the FCC's current auction authority. On August 5, 1997, in the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (1645+ words) February 20, 2026 R48860 Actions of the congressional defense committees on proposed legislation to authorize and appropriate FY2026 funding for DOD weapon systems have included the following: On December 7, HASC and SASC released a negotiated version of an FY2026 NDAA (S. 1071).19 The House passed the negotiated…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (146+ words) February 10, 2026 IN12653 Table 1 shows key activity and documentation associated with the proposed and enacted versions of the FY2026 NDAA. Table 1. FY2026 NDAA Selected Activity and Documentation Bill #, Date Introduced Bill #, Date Originated Vote # (yeas- nays), Date Passed P.L. #, Date Signed House amendment to S. 1071, 12/8/25 Source:…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1687+ words) February 5, 2026 R48845 Surface transportation authorization acts have provided funding for multiple fiscal years. (See Table 1 for examples.) Table 1. Years and Duration of Surface Transportation Reauthorization Acts Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21; P.L. 105-178) Source: Compiled by CRS from legislation. Funding for…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (284+ words) February 2, 2026 LSB11391 Non-merits decisions are decisions of the Court other than final opinions in argued cases. Key examples of non-merits matters at the Supreme Court include the following: Legal and policy debate around the non-merits docket generally focuses on the third…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (422+ words) January 29, 2026 R48832 The shutdown resulted in the delayed release or permanent cancellation (such as the unemployment rate for October) of key economic data, making it more difficult to assess the economic effects of the shutdown. The report also reviews third-party estimates…...