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Abortion75 Academic performance and assessments27 Access Board9 Accidents19 Accounting and auditing96 Administrative Conference of the U.S.7 Administrative law and regulatory procedures473 Administrative remedies106 Adoption and foster care38 Adult day care6 Adult education and literacy20 Advanced technology and technological innovations197 Advisory bodies294 Afghanistan21 Africa31 African Development Foundation12 Age discrimination6 Aging49 Agricultural conservation and pollution23 Agricultural education22 Agricultural equipment and machinery10 Agricultural insurance13 Agricultural marketing and promotion25 Agricultural practices and innovations19 Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit20 Agricultural research23 Agricultural trade26 Air quality75 Alabama40 Alaska65 Alaska Natives and Hawaiians66 Albania4 Alcoholic beverages7 Algeria2 Allergies10 Alliances49 Alternative and renewable resources79 Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration13 Alternative treatments8 American Battle Monuments Commission10 American Samoa21 Animal and plant health22 Animal protection and human-animal relationships50 Antigua and Barbuda3 Appalachian Regional Commission12 Appropriations96 Aquaculture9 Aquatic ecology35 Arab-Israeli relations19 Archaeology and anthropology1 Architect of the Capitol12 Architecture3 Arctic and polar regions7 Arctic Ocean2 Area studies and international education9 Argentina2 Arizona64 Arkansas27 Armed Forces Retirement Home13 Armenia1 Arms control and nonproliferation31 Army Corps of Engineers12 Art, artists, authorship19 ASEAN countries5 Asia236 Assault and harassment offenses66 Astronomy5 Athletes34 Atlantic Coast (U.S.)2 Atlantic Ocean5 Atmospheric science and weather51 Australia22 Aviation and airports129 Azerbaijan3 Bahamas4 Bahrain8 Bangladesh5 Bank accounts, deposits, capital78 Banking and financial institutions regulation84 Bankruptcy9 Barbados2 Behavioral sciences1 Belarus5 Belgium4 Bhutan1 Biological and life sciences23 Birds27 Birth defects11 Blood and blood diseases25 Books and print media9 Border security and unlawful immigration102 Bosnia and Herzegovina1 Brazil4 Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies57 Brunei3 Budget deficits and national debt40 Budget process56 Building construction70 Burma15 Business education4 Business ethics12 Business expenses2 Business investment and capital51 Business records62 Buy American requirements18 California131 Cambodia9 Canada39 Cancer55 Capital gains tax3 Cardiovascular and respiratory health65 Caribbean area56 Cell biology and embryology12 Cemeteries and funerals36 Census and government statistics28 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)14 Central African Republic6 Central America5 Central Europe1 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)16 Charitable contributions18 Chemical and biological weapons19 Chemistry3 Chesapeake Bay3 Child care and development67 Child health99 Child safety and welfare111 China181 Citizenship and naturalization24 Civics education17 Civil actions and liability300 Civil disturbances2 Climate change and greenhouse gases71 Coal34 Coast guard25 Collective security31 Colombia11 Colorado68 Commemorative events and holidays360 Commission of Fine Arts7 Commission on Civil Rights9 Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled5 Commodities markets25 Commodity Credit Corporation10 Commodity Futures Trading Commission11 Community Development Financial Institutions Fund5 Community life and organization88 Commuting28 Comoros1 Competition and antitrust32 Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits40 Comprehensive health care5 Computer security and identity theft181 Computers and information technology355 Conflicts and wars107 Congo3 Congressional agencies17 Congressional Budget Office (CBO)9 Congressional committees110 Congressional districts and representation6 Congressional elections15 Congressional leadership15 Congressional officers and employees42 Congressional operations and organization48 Congressional oversight1360 Congressional Research Service (CRS)5 Congressional tributes387 Congressional-executive branch relations95 Connecticut23 Constitution and constitutional amendments48 Consumer affairs130 Consumer credit23 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau29 Consumer Product Safety Commission11 Contracts and agency27 Cooperative and condominium housing5 Corporate finance and management44 Corporation for National and Community Service9 Corporation for Public Broadcasting6 Correctional facilities and imprisonment50 Cosmetics and personal care10 Credit and credit markets22 Crime prevention50 Crime victims115 Crimes against animals and natural resources11 Crimes against children55 Crimes against property26 Crimes against women23 Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation131 Criminal justice information and records63 Criminal procedure and sentencing143 Cuba38 Cultural exchanges and relations22 Currency50 Customs enforcement43 Cyprus6 Dams and canals44 Data collection, sharing, protection189 Debt collection11 Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board11 Defense spending19 Delaware14 Delta Regional Authority10 Democratic Republic of the Congo4 Denali Commission10 Denmark3 Dental care19 Department of Agriculture34 Department of Commerce36 Department of Defense44 Department of Education36 Department of Energy43 Department of Health and Human Services90 Department of Homeland Security60 Department of Housing and Urban Development28 Department of Justice50 Department of Labor35 Department of State51 Department of the Interior77 Department of the Treasury42 Department of Transportation48 Department of Veterans Affairs78 Detention of persons67 Diego Garcia1 Digestive and metabolic diseases24 Digital media67 Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad139 Director of National Intelligence13 Disability and health-based discrimination34 Disability and paralysis53 Disability assistance98 Disaster relief and insurance79 District of Columbia107 Domestic violence and child abuse58 Dominica3 Dominican Republic3 Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)10 Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation66 Drug therapy46 Drug trafficking and controlled substances103 Drug, alcohol, tobacco use87 Due process and equal protection23 Earth sciences18 Ecology34 Economic development69 Economic performance and conditions35 Economic theory2 Ecuador2 Education of the disadvantaged47 Education programs funding171 Educational facilities and institutions40 Educational guidance38 Educational technology and distance education26 Egypt16 El Salvador9 Election Assistance Commission14 Elections, voting, political campaign regulation75 Electric power generation and transmission99 Elementary and secondary education192 Emergency communications systems69 Emergency medical services and trauma care54 Emergency planning and evacuation95 Employee benefits and pensions97 Employee hiring92 Employee leave21 Employee performance25 Employment and training programs236 Employment discrimination and employee rights88 Employment taxes7 Endangered and threatened species42 Energy assistance for the poor and aged17 Energy efficiency and conservation61 Energy prices18 Energy research16 Energy revenues and royalties12 Energy storage, supplies, demand61 Environmental assessment, monitoring, research177 Environmental education15 Environmental health50 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)49 Environmental regulatory procedures54 Environmental technology22 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)10 Eritrea1 Espionage and treason8 Estonia5 Ethiopia7 Ethnic studies2 Europe133 European Union5 Evidence and witnesses53 Executive agency funding and structure254 Executive Office of the President24 Export-Import Bank of the United States11 Family planning and birth control48 Family relationships92 Family services47 Farm Credit Administration10 Farmland19 Federal appellate courts20 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)17 Federal Communications Commission (FCC)20 Federal Crop Insurance Corporation8 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)14 Federal district courts41 Federal Election Commission (FEC)7 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)18 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)15 Federal Housing Finance Agency2 Federal Labor Relations Authority10 Federal Maritime Commission9 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service8 Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission8 Federal officials123 Federal preemption45 Federal Prison Industries, Inc.5 Federal Reserve System13 Federal Trade Commission (FTC)30 Federal-Indian relations114 Federally chartered organizations1 Fiji9 Financial crises and stabilization15 Financial literacy12 Financial services and investments95 Finland1 Firearms and explosives98 Fires127 First Amendment rights23 First responders and emergency personnel106 Fishes45 Floods and storm protection44 Florida51 Food and Drug Administration (FDA)23 Food assistance and relief47 Food industry and services22 Food supply, safety, and labeling46 Foreign aid and international relief79 Foreign and international banking32 Foreign and international corporations27 Foreign labor13 Foreign language and bilingual programs31 Foreign loans and debt18 Foreign property37 Forests, forestry, trees172 France7 Fraud offenses and financial crimes174 Free trade and trade barriers14 Freedom of information10 Fruit and vegetables11 Gambling10 Games and hobbies3 Gaza Strip13 General Services Administration13 General taxation matters2 Genetics30 Geography and mapping170 Georgia43 Georgia (Republic)14 Germany11 Government Accountability Office (GAO)17 Government buildings, facilities, and property217 Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises8 Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management310 Government ethics and transparency, public corruption94 Government information and archives804 Government lending and loan guarantees161 Government liability18 Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)10 Government Publishing Office (GPO)8 Government studies and investigations567 Government trust funds148 Grain6 Great Lakes28 Greece8 Greenland3 Grenada3 Guam26 Guatemala4 Gulf of Mexico5 Guyana3 Haiti13 Hate crimes8 Hawaii41 Hazardous wastes and toxic substances89 Health care costs and insurance165 Health care coverage and access207 Health care quality27 Health facilities and institutions75 Health information and medical records90 Health personnel154 Health programs administration and funding167 Health promotion and preventive care148 Health technology, devices, supplies94 Hearing, speech, and vision care12 Hereditary and development disorders12 Higher education288 Historic sites and heritage areas72 Historical and cultural resources53 HIV/AIDS19 Home and outpatient care29 Homeland security18 Homelessness and emergency shelter37 Honduras5 Hong Kong8 Horticulture and plants16 Hospital care49 House Committee on Agriculture11 House Committee on Appropriations12 House Committee on Armed Services10 House Committee on Education and the Workforce1 House Committee on Education and Workforce13 House Committee on Energy and Commerce9 House Committee on Ethics11 House Committee on Financial Services8 House Committee on Foreign Affairs14 House Committee on Homeland Security18 House Committee on House Administration5 House Committee on Natural Resources10 House Committee on Oversight and Accountability1 House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform12 House Committee on Rules5 House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology12 House Committee on Small Business9 House Committee on the Budget7 House Committee on the Judiciary11 House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure12 House Committee on Veterans' Affairs9 House Committee on Ways and Means8 House of Representatives199 House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence6 Housing and community development funding67 Housing discrimination16 Housing finance and home ownership45 Housing for the elderly and disabled11 Housing industry and standards19 Housing supply and affordability35 Human rights73 Human trafficking74 Humanities programs funding7 Hunting and fishing32 Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles24 Hydrology and hydrography7 Iceland1 Idaho36 Illinois41 Immigrant health and welfare17 Immigration status and procedures82 Immunology and vaccination38 Income tax credits38 Income tax deductions35 Income tax deferral7 Income tax exclusion17 Income tax rates19 India15 Indian claims40 Indian lands and resources rights132 Indian social and development programs83 Indiana19 Indonesia8 Industrial facilities24 Industrial policy and productivity19 Infectious and parasitic diseases70 Inflation and prices67 Infrastructure development85 Insects9 Insurance industry and regulation6 Intellectual property56 Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information92 Inter-American Foundation5 Interagency Council on Homelessness4 Interest, dividends, interest rates29 Intergovernmental relations276 Internal Revenue Service (IRS)19 International exchange and broadcasting20 International law and treaties30 International monetary system and foreign exchange21 International organizations and cooperation83 International scientific cooperation17 Internet and video services3 Internet, web applications, social media248 Iowa19 Iran93 Iraq10 Ireland1 Israel28 Italy3 Jamaica3 Japan23 Joint Committee on Printing3 Joint Committee on Taxation3 Joint Committee on the Library4 Joint Economic Committee6 Jordan8 Judges32 Judicial procedure and administration47 Judicial review and appeals62 Jurisdiction and venue26 Juvenile crime and gang violence18 Kansas13 Kazakhstan4 Kentucky27 Kiribati6 Kosovo4 Kuwait4 Kyrgyzstan2 Labor market16 Labor standards40 Labor-management relations48 Lakes and rivers78 Land transfers184 Land use and conservation199 Landlord and tenant22 Language arts8 Laos7 Latin America56 Latvia3 Law enforcement administration and funding127 Law enforcement officers128 Lawyers and legal services46 Lease and rental services19 Lebanon11 Legal fees and court costs46 Legal Services Corporation5 Legislative rules and procedure187 Libraries and archives23 Library of Congress11 Libya2 Licensing and registrations290 Life, casualty, property insurance21 Lighting, heating, cooling31 Lithuania4 Livestock35 Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care46 Louisiana28 Low- and moderate-income housing48 Macau3 Maine19 Malaysia5 Maldives2 Mammals34 Manufacturing97 Marine and coastal resources, fisheries85 Marine and inland water transportation55 Marine Mammal Commission4 Marine pollution19 Marketing and advertising40 Marriage and family status12 Marshall Islands13 Maryland43 Massachusetts16 Materials4 Mauritania2 Meat10 Medicaid57 Medical education55 Medical ethics11 Medical research81 Medical tests and diagnostic methods63 Medicare128 Medicare Payment Advisory Commission4 Members of Congress146 Mental health133 Merit Systems Protection Board7 Metals45 Mexico24 Michigan17 Micronesia15 Middle East103 Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor15 Military assistance, sales, and agreements40 Military civil functions6 Military command and structure7 Military education and training27 Military facilities and property33 Military history58 Military law4 Military medicine24 Military operations and strategy55 Military personnel and dependents127 Military procurement, research, weapons development24 Military readiness5 Militias and paramilitary groups3 Mining115 Minnesota36 Minority and disadvantaged businesses9 Minority education19 Minority employment17 Minority health22 Missing persons21 Mississippi37 Mississippi River6 Missouri30 Missouri River11 Monetary policy9 Mongolia2 Montana43 Montenegro1 Monuments and memorials61 Morocco2 Motor carriers17 Motor fuels11 Motor vehicles104 Multilateral development programs17 Musculoskeletal and skin diseases6 Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers57 Music16 National Aeronautics and Space Administration12 National and community service15 National Archives and Records Administration5 National Capital Planning Commission2 National Council on Disability1 National Credit Union Administration4 National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities2 National Guard and reserves23 National Institutes of Health (NIH)22 National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)5 National Mediation Board3 National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)8 National Science Foundation9 National Security Agency2 National symbols18 National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)2 Natural disasters61 Nauru6 Navigation, waterways, harbors48 Nebraska12 Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation2 Nepal2 Neurological disorders51 Nevada49 New Hampshire22 New Jersey33 New Mexico58 New York City8 New York State67 New Zealand9 News media and reporting10 Nicaragua8 Nigeria1 Noise pollution1 Normal trade relations, most-favored-nation treatment7 North America23 North Carolina39 North Dakota22 North Korea54 North Macedonia2 Northern Mariana Islands18 Norway3 Nuclear power30 Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)9 Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board3 Nuclear weapons21 Nursing31 Nutrition and diet46 Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission3 Oceania16 Office of Government Ethics2 Office of Management and Budget (OMB)17 Office of Personnel Management (OPM)14 Office of Science and Technology Policy1 Office of Special Counsel3 Office of the U.S. Trade Representative4 Ohio30 Oil and gas81 Oklahoma24 Olympic games7 Oman2 Oregon36 Organ and tissue donation and transplantation18 Organization of American States3 Organized crime34 Outdoor recreation49 Pacific Ocean9 Pakistan4 Palau13 Palestinians5 Panama1 Panama Canal1 Papua New Guinea8 Parks, recreation areas, trails168 Peace Corps3 Pedestrians and bicycling10 Pennsylvania41 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation3 Performance measurement144 Performing arts8 Personnel records35 Peru2 Pest management27 Philippines12 Photography and imaging26 Physical fitness and lifestyle3 Pipelines34 Poland3 Policy sciences2 Political advertising3 Political movements and philosophies15 Political parties and affiliation15 Political representation3 Pollution liability26 Pornography25 Postal Regulatory Commission3 Postal service123 Poverty and welfare assistance49 Preschool education17 Prescription drugs95 Presidential administrations6 Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents183 Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board2 Private Legislation13 Product development and innovation8 Product safety and quality34 Professional sports20 Property rights10 Property tax6 Protection of officials16 Protest and dissent24 Public contracts and procurement185 Public housing35 Public participation and lobbying25 Public transit18 Public utilities and utility rates21 Public-private cooperation122 Puerto Rico18 Puget Sound2 Qatar3 Racial and ethnic relations126 Radiation10 Radio spectrum allocation12 Radioactive wastes and releases10 Railroad Retirement Board4 Railroads30 Real estate business6 Reconstruction and stabilization8 Refugees, asylum, displaced persons26 Regional and metropolitan planning17 Religion100 Reptiles2 Research administration and funding130 Research and development101 Research ethics3 Residential rehabilitation and home repair33 Retail and wholesale trades66 Rhode Island9 Right of privacy69 Roads and highways61 Rule of law and government transparency27 Rural conditions and development114 Russia90 Rwanda1 Saint Kitts and Nevis3 Saint Lucia3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3 Sales and excise taxes16 Samoa6 Sanctions75 Saudi Arabia5 School administration58 School athletics42 Science and engineering education27 Scientific communication7 Seafood17 Seashores and lakeshores19 Securities62 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)21 Selective Service System3 Self-employed9 Senate92 Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry5 Senate Committee on Appropriations4 Senate Committee on Armed Services5 Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs4 Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation4 Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources5 Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works6 Senate Committee on Finance5 Senate Committee on Foreign Relations5 Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions6 Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs6 Senate Committee on Indian Affairs5 Senate Committee on Rules and Administration3 Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship6 Senate Committee on the Budget5 Senate Committee on the Judiciary7 Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs4 Senate Select Committee on Ethics3 Senate Select Committee on Intelligence5 Senate Special Committee on Aging6 Separation, divorce, custody, support3 Serbia1 Service animals8 Service industries14 Sex and reproductive health64 Sex offenses80 Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination68 Sexually transmitted diseases5 Singapore3 Small business109 Small Business Administration25 Small towns1 Smithsonian Institution16 Smuggling and trafficking70 Social Security Administration13 Social security and elderly assistance37 Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations82 Soil pollution4 Solid waste and recycling35 Solomon Islands6 Somalia3 Sound recording8 South Africa5 South Asia11 South Carolina30 South Dakota23 South Korea14 South Sudan1 Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status36 Space flight and exploration32 Spacecraft and satellites42 Spain2 Special education26 Specialized courts23 Sports and recreation facilities19 Sri Lanka1 State and local courts16 State and local finance52 State and local government operations378 State and local taxation14 Strategic materials and reserves42 Student aid and college costs109 Student records14 Subversive activities28 Sudan8 Supply chain71 Supreme Court16 Surface Transportation Board2 Surgery and anesthesia21 Suriname3 Sweden1 Syria19 Taiwan38 Tajikistan2 Tanzania1 Tariffs29 Tax administration and collection, taxpayers64 Tax reform and tax simplification6 Tax treatment of families8 Tax-exempt organizations19 Taxation of foreign income11 Teaching, teachers, curricula88 Technology assessment44 Technology transfer and commercialization35 Telecommunication rates and fees8 Telephone and wireless communication102 Television and film10 Temporary and part-time employment17 Tennessee30 Tennessee Valley Authority2 Terrorism93 Texas55 Thailand3 Tibet6 Time and calendar4 Tonga6 Trade adjustment assistance2 Trade agreements and negotiations17 Trade and Development Agency2 Trade restrictions85 Trade secrets and economic espionage9 Transfer and inheritance taxes4 Transportation costs31 Transportation employees21 Transportation programs funding19 Transportation safety and security66 Travel and tourism28 Trinidad and Tobago3 Tunisia3 Turkey10 Turkmenistan2 Tuvalu6 U.S. Agency for Global Media1 U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)3 U.S. and foreign investments45 U.S. Capitol37 U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom5 U.S. history116 U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council3 U.S. Institute of Peace4 U.S. International Development Finance Corporation6 U.S. International Trade Commission5 U.S. Postal Service24 U.S. Sentencing Commission13 U.S. territories and protectorates28 Ukraine23 Unemployment27 United Arab Emirates7 United Kingdom18 United Nations16 Urban and suburban affairs and development14 Uruguay1 User charges and fees128 Utah50 Uzbekistan2 Vanuatu6 Vatican City1 Venezuela30 Vermont20 Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation92 Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs45 Veterans' medical care187 Veterans' organizations and recognition75 Veterans' pensions and compensation113 Veterinary medicine and animal diseases17 Vietnam16 Violent crime84 Virgin Islands18 Virginia68 Visas and passports51 Vocational and technical education44 Voting rights14 Wages and earnings95 War and emergency powers24 War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity24 Washington State37 Water quality77 Water resources funding78 Water storage36 Water use and supply111 Watersheds47 West Bank5 West Virginia26 Western Hemisphere1 Wetlands21 Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats69 Wildlife conservation and habitat protection97 Wisconsin17 Women in business9 Women's education5 Women's employment20 Women's health82 Women's rights14 Worker safety and health34 World health14 World history14 Wyoming34 Yemen4 Youth employment and child labor20 Zimbabwe2