“The Debt Limit in 2021,” CRS Insight IN11702, September 30, 2021 (7-page PDF) “Apportionment and Redistricting Following the 2020 Census,” CRS insight IN11360, September 29, 2021 (6-page PDF) “China and Taiwan Both Seek to Join the CPTPP,” CRS Insight IN11760, September 24, 2021 (5-page PDF) “Social Security: The Trust Funds,” CRS Report RL33028, September 21, … Read more
“Supreme Court Blocks Enforcement of the CDC’s Eviction Moratorium,” CRS Legal Sidebar LSB10638, August 30, 2021 (6-page PDF) “U.S. Military Withdrawal and Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan: Frequently Asked Questions,” CRS Report R46879, August 27, 2021 (72-page PDF) “The ‘Shadow Docket’: The Supreme Court’s Non-Merits Orders,” CRS Legal Sidebar LSB10637, August 26, 2021 (8-page PDF) “Connecting … Read more
“Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Structural Features and Function,” CRS Report R45997, April 29, 2021 (59-page PDF) “Earmark Disclosure Rules in the Senate: Member and Committee Requirements,” CRS Report RS22867, April 28, 2021 (11-page PDF) “Apportionment and Redistricting Following the 2020 Census,” CRS Insight IN11360, April 27, 2021 (6-page PDF) “Jones v. Mississippi, the Eighth … Read more
The census, apportionment, and congressional redistricting are interrelated processes that occur every decade. The U.S. Constitution provides that a decennial census determines the distribution of U.S. House seats across states, though the federal government today also uses census data for other purposes, such as distributing funding to states and localities. The process of dividing House … Read more
From the Congressional Glossary – Including Legislative and Budget Terms Apportionment photo credit: Joshua Rappeneker Budget Process: The action by which the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) distributes amounts available for obligation, including budgetary reserves established pursuant to law, in an appropriation or fund account. An apportionment divides amounts available for obligation by specific … Read more
From the Congressional Glossary – Including Legislative and Budget Terms Reapportionment / Redistricting / Gerrymander photo credit: faul Budget Process: A revision of a previous apportionment of budgetary resources for an appropriation or fund account. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reapportions just as it apportions. Agencies usually submit requests for reapportionment to OMB … Read more
From the Congressional Glossary – Including Legislative and Budget Terms Reapportionment and Redistricting Every ten years, following the decennial census, seats in the House are reapportioned among the states based on each state’s population relative to the other states. Also see Apportionment (CongressionalGlossary.com) and Reapportionment / Redistricting (CongressionalGlossary.com) Reapportionment and Redistricting 3/23/2012 Under … Read more
The Constitution of the United States: Amendment 14 (14th Amendment) Amendment XIV. (Citizenship Rights, Privileges or Immunities, Due Process, Equal Protection, Apportionment of Representatives, Civil War Disqualification and Debt) Passed by Congress June 13, 1866. Ratified July 9, 1868. Note: Article I, section 2, of the Constitution was modified by section 2 of the 14th … Read more