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This report gives an overview of Cuba's issues for the 111th Congress. The contents include the most recent developments, political and economic conditions, U.S. policy towards Cuba, issues in the U.S.- Cuban relations, legislations and relations in the 110th congress, and legislative initiatives in the 111th Congress.

This report gives an overview of Cuba's issues for the 109th Congress. The contents include the most recent developments, political and economic conditions, U.S. policy towards Cuba, issues in the U.S.- Cuban relations, legislations approved in the 108th congress, and legislative initiatives in the 109th Congress.

"This work provides readers with an authoritative and illuminating overview of the United States Congress, from the history of the Senate and the House of Representatives to the rules, procedures, and traditions that govern its operations and lawmaking"--

This report provides committee funding requests for the 109th Congress and authorizations for House committees in the 104th - 108th Congresses.

This report provides committee funding requests for the 109th Congress and authorizations for House committees in the 104th - 108th Congresses.

This report presents a brief overview of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs for veterans as well as some of the issues that have been or likely will be subjects of congressional attention during the 109th Congress. In particular, it outlines the veterans benefits provisions that have seen legislative action. Issues concerning the Veterans Health Administration and health care issues are discussed in a companion report, CRS Report RL32961, Veterans' Health Care Issues in the 109th Congress, by Sidath Viranga Panangala.

The U.S. Senate and the meaning of dysfunction / C. Lawrence Evans and Wendy J. Schiller -- Lending and reclaiming power : majority leadership in the House from the 1950s to Trump / John H. Aldrich and David W. Rohde -- Voters, candidates, parties, and issues in Congressional elections / Robert S. Erikson and Gerald C. Wright -- Partisanship, money, and competition : elections and the transformation of Congress since the 1970s / Gary C. Jacobson -- Women running, women winning : voter pPreferences in 2018 / Danielle M. Thomsen -- Black-Latino relations in Congress : examining institutional context and inter-minority group relations further / Rodney E. Hero and Robert R. Preuhs -- The dynamics of party government in Congress / Steven S. Smith and Gerald Gamm -- House parties, divided : intraparty organization in the contemporary Congress / Ruth Bloch Rubin -- The struggle to legislate in polarized times / Sarah Binder -- The war over judges in the Senate / Gregory Koger -- Enduring continuities in Congressional lawmaking / James M. Curry and Frances E. Lee -- Legislative styles and the dynamics of Congressional behavior / Tracy Sulkin -- The politics of the budget and appropriations process in a polarized Congress / Molly E. Reynolds -- Party, ideology, and legislative effectiveness in the U.S. Senate / Craig Volden and Alan E. Wiseman -- Congressional investigations in a polarized era or has polarization (and Trump?) broken the investigative check / Douglas L. Kriner and Eric Schickler -- How Congressional polarization is transforming the separation of powers / Nolan McCarty -- The 2020 Congressional elections in a time of Covid-19, economic turmoil, and Trump / Lawrence C. Dodd and Bruce I. Oppenheim.

Report on the immigration reform issues faced by the 111th Congress, with a focus on the multi-tiered immigration debate.

Recent events suggest continued congressional interest in campaign finance policy. This report provides an overview and analysis of 110th Congress legislation addressed in hearings or that has passed at least one chamber. The report also discusses two policy developments: Federal Election Commission nominations and a recent Supreme Court ruling that could affect future political advertising. As of the writing of this report, approximately 50 bills devoted largely to campaign finance have been introduced in the 110th Congress, but none have become law. This report contains a brief historical overview, campaign finance legislation in the 110th Congress, and recent developments.

This report discusses the energy policy in the United States that focuses on three major goals: assuring a secure supply of energy, Keeping energy costs low, and protecting the environment.

This report discusses energy policy in the United States that focus on three major goals: assuring a secure supply of energy, keeping energy costs low, and protecting the environment.

This report summarizes current housing issues, cites legislative proposals, and in some cases, presents brief pro/con discussions.

Medicaid is jointly financed by the federal and state governments, but each state designs and administers its own state program under broad federal guidelines. Accordingly, state variation in eligibility, covered services, and the delivery of, and reimbursement for, services is the rule rather than the exception. How is Congress to respond to the numerous proposals to move Medicaid forward into the near and long term? This report lays out some of these issues, explains the factors underlying them, and provides links to CRS products that can help Members of Congress and their staff prepare to discuss Medicaid's role today and into the future.

This report provides information about the Climate Change Legislation in the 110th Congress.climate change and greenhouses were issues in the 109th congress as they have been in the past congress.