“Presidential Appointee Positions Requiring Senate Confirmation and Committees Handling Nominations,” CRS Report RL30959, December 28, 2021 (55-page PDF) “The Debt Limit in 2021,” CRS Insight IN11702, December 27, 2021 (7-page PDF) “Breaking Down the U.S. Inflation Rate,” CRS Insight IN11832, December 21, 2021 (7-page PDF) “Executive Order 14042 Requirements for COVID-19 Vaccination of Federal Contractors,” … Read more
“Lobbying Registration and Disclosure: The Role of the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate,” CRS Report RL34377, November 29, 2021 (17-page PDF) “The Debt Limit in 2021,” CRS Insight IN11702, November 24, 2021 (7-page PDF) “Cybersecurity: Selected Cyberattacks, 2012-2021,” CRS Report R46974, November 22, 2021 (28-page PDF) “Apportionment and Redistricting Process … Read more
“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
Debt limit episodes—which can be defined as starting when the statutory limit on federal debt restricts some of the U.S. Treasury’s normal debt operations and ending when new legislation to modify the limit is enacted—have been a recurrent federal fiscal feature in the past two decades. Since 2002, the debt limit has been modified 18 … Read more
“The Debt Limit in 2021,” CRS Insight IN11702, July 30, 2021 (6-page PDF) “Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables,” CRS Report 97-1011, July 29, 2021 (34-page PDF) “Budget Reconciliation Measures Enacted into Law: 1980-2021,” CRS Report R40480, July 28, 2021 (19-page PDF) “House Office of Congressional Ethics: History, Authority, and Procedures,” … Read more
From the Congressional Glossary – Including Legislative and Budget Terms Public Debt / Debt Ceiling / Debt Limit Debt Limit – A Guide to American Federal Debt Made Easy Public Debt: Cumulative amounts borrowed by the Treasury Department or the Federal Financing Bank from the public or from another fund or account. The … Read more