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| Date Jan. 8, 2020 |
Report No. IF11167 |
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Updated January 8, 2020 USMCA: Investment Provisions The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) that, if approved by Congress and ratified by Canada and Mexico, would replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). USMCA would retain NAFTA s marketopening measures while adding or updating provisions in areas such as digital trade, ...
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| Date Jan. 8, 2020 |
Report No. IF11369 |
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Updated January 8, 2020 Early Withdrawals from Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and 401(k) Plans Background Congress created incentives for certain individuals to save for retirement through Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and 401(k)s. Employees (and sometimes employers in the case of 401(k) plans) contribute funds to a taxadvantaged account, which can then be used as an income source ...
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| Date Jan. 7, 2020 |
Report No. R46176 |
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H.R. 4674, the College Affordability Act: Proposed Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, Summary of Major Provisions January 7, 2020 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R46176 SUMMARY H.R. 4674, the College Affordability Act: Proposed Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, Summary of Major Provisions The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA; P.L. 89-329, as ...
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| Date Jan. 7, 2020 |
Report No. IF11382 |
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Updated January 7, 2020 Small Satellite Boom Poses Challenges for Regulators Regulators and policymakers are struggling to keep pace with small satellites, spacecraft the size of shoe boxes that are displacing school bus-sized satellites for many purposes. Smallsats, as they are known, occupy low Earth orbit (LEO) at an altitude of between about 310 and 1,200 miles above Earth s surface. Many ...
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| Date Jan. 6, 2020 |
Report No. IN11209 |
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INSIGHTi FDIC Proposes Changes to Brokered Deposit Regulation January 6, 2020 On December 12, 2019, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) proposed changes to current rules that restrict banks that are not well capitalized from accepting brokered deposits, a perennial point of contention between banks and regulators. Recently, banks and financial technology companies have developed or ...
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| Date Jan. 6, 2020 |
Report No. IF10956 |
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Updated January 6, 2020 Hong Kong: Recent Developments and U.S. Relations The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR, or Hong Kong) is a city located off the southern coast of Guangdong Province, People s Republic of China (PRC or China). More than 90% of Hong Kong s population is ethnically Chinese. The first language of the vast majority is Cantonese, a variety of Chinese different from ...
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| Date Jan. 6, 2020 |
Report No. IF11310 |
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Updated January 6, 2020 Overview of FY2020 Appropriations for the Census Bureau Introduction Periodic Censuses and Programs This In Focus presents an overview of FY2020 discretionary budget authority for the Census Bureau, including the FY2020 budget request, related congressional actions, and comparisons with FY2019 funding. As a Department of Commerce (DOC) agency, the bureau is funded through ...
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| Date Jan. 3, 2020 |
Report No. R45972 |
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Comparing DHS Component Funding, FY2020: In Brief Updated January 3, 2020 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R45972 Comparing DHS Component Funding, FY2020: In Brief he homeland security appropriations bill includes all annual appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), providing resources to every departmental component.1 This report reviews the ...
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| Date Jan. 3, 2020 |
Report No. R46147 |
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The Cable Franchising Authority of State and Local Governments and the Communications Act Chris D. Linebaugh Legislative Attorney Eric N. Holmes Legislative Attorney January 3, 2020 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov R46147 SUMMARY The Cable Franchising Authority of State and Local Governments and the Communications Act Companies that provide cable television service (cable ...
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| Date Jan. 3, 2020 |
Report No. IF11399 |
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January 3, 2020 Enforcing International Trade Obligations in USMCA: The State-State Dispute Settlement Mechanism Enforcement of many obligations in the proposed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which would replace the existing North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) if ratified, is covered by the dispute settlement mechanism in USMCA s Chapter 31. This mechanism would permit any ...
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| Date Jan. 2, 2020 |
Report No. R46144 |
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FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act: P.L. 116-92 (H.R. 2500, S. 1790) January 2, 2020 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R46144 SUMMARY FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act: P.L. 116-92 (H.R. 2500, S. 1790) R46144 January 2, 2020 Pat Towell Specialist in U.S. Defense The Administration s FY2020 NDAA request would have authorized $568.1 billion Policy and ...
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| Date Jan. 2, 2020 |
Report No. R46146 |
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Campaign and Election Security Policy: Overview and Recent Developments for Congress January 2, 2020 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R46146 SUMMARY Campaign and Election Security Policy: Overview and Recent Developments for Congress In the United States, state, territorial, and local governments are responsible for most aspects of selecting and securing election ...
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| Date Jan. 2, 2020 |
Report No. R46145 |
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Nature-Based Infrastructure: NOAA s Role January 2, 2020 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R46145 SUMMARY Nature-Based Infrastructure: NOAA s Role The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) currently supports natural, nature-based, or green infrastructure and other related types of features (hereinafter referred to as nature-based infrastructure) as ...
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| Date Jan. 2, 2020 |
Report No. IF11051 |
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Updated January 2, 2020 U.S. Withdrawal from the INF Treaty: What s Next? U.S. Withdrawal On August 2, 2019, the United States withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. The United States withdrew from the treaty in response to Russia s deployment of an INF-range ground-launched cruise missile, which violated the treaty s ban on missiles with a range between 500 and 5,500 ...
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| Date Jan. 2, 2020 |
Report No. IF11181 |
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Updated January 2, 2020 The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): FY2020 Appropriations Process and Background Background The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) aims to provide unbiased scientific information to describe and understand the geological processes of the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and enhance and ...
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| Date Dec. 30, 2019 |
Report No. R46143 |
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The Office of Federal Student Aid as a Performance-Based Organization Alexandra Hegji Analyst in Social Policy Henry B. Hogue Specialist in American National Government December 30, 2019 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov R46143 SUMMARY The Office of Federal Student Aid as a Performance-Based Organization The Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), within the U.S. Department of ...
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| Date Dec. 30, 2019 |
Report No. R45908 |
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Legal Authority to Repurpose Funds for Border Barrier Construction Jennifer K. Elsea Legislative Attorney Edward C. Liu Legislative Attorney Updated December 30, 2019 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov R45908 SUMMARY Legal Authority to Repurpose Funds for Border Barrier Construction President Trump has prioritized the construction of border barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. ...
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| Date Dec. 30, 2019 |
Report No. R46142 |
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The Power of Congress and the Executive to Exclude Aliens: Constitutional Principles Ben Harrington Legislative Attorney December 30, 2019 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov R46142 SUMMARY The Power of Congress and the Executive to Exclude Aliens: Constitutional Principles Supreme Court precedent establishes that inherent principles of sovereignty give Congress plenary power to ...
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| Date Dec. 30, 2019 |
Report No. IF11398 |
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December 30, 2019 Campaign Finance Law: Disclosure and Disclaimer Requirements for Political Campaign Advertising Federal campaign finance law sets forth disclosure and disclaimer requirements for certain types of political campaign advertisements. The term disclosure refers to periodic reporting to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) of funds received and spent, and the term disclaimer refers ...
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| Date Dec. 27, 2019 |
Report No. R45707 |
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Terrorism Risk Insurance: Overview and Issue Analysis for the 116th Congress Updated December 27, 2019 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R45707 SUMMARY Terrorism Risk Insurance: Overview and Issue Analysis for the 116th Congress R45707 December 27, 2019 Baird Webel Specialist in Financial Prior to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, coverage for losses from such ...
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| Date Dec. 26, 2019 |
Report No. R42542 |
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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): Funding Trends Since FY2002 Maggie McCarty Specialist in Housing Policy Updated December 26, 2019 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov R42542 Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): Funding Trends Since FY2002 Summary The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) administers a number of programs and activities that ...
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| Date Dec. 23, 2019 |
Report No. R46095 |
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The National Flood Insurance Program: Selected Issues and Legislation in the 116th Congress Diane P. Horn Analyst in Flood Insurance and Emergency Management Baird Webel Specialist in Financial Economics Updated December 23, 2019 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov R46095 SUMMARY The National Flood Insurance Program: Selected Issues and Legislation in the 116th Congress R46095 ...
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| Date Dec. 23, 2019 |
Report No. IF11137 |
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Updated December 23, 2019 Army Corps of Engineers: FY2020 Appropriations Congress generally funds the civil works activities of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in annual Energy and Water Development appropriations acts. These activities include planning and construction of water resource projects and operation and maintenance of navigation improvements and certain multipurpose and flood ...
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| Date Dec. 23, 2019 |
Report No. R42979 |
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The Proposed Equal Rights Amendment: Contemporary Ratification Issues Thomas H. Neale Specialist in American National Government Updated December 23, 2019 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov R42979 The Proposed Equal Rights Amendment: Contemporary Ratification Issues Summary The proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (ERA) declares that equality of rights under the ...
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| Date Dec. 20, 2019 |
Report No. RL34544 |
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Iran s Nuclear Program: Status Updated December 20, 2019 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov RL34544 Iran s Nuclear Program: Status Summary Iran s nuclear program began during the 1950s. The United States has expressed concern since the mid-1970s that Tehran might develop nuclear weapons. Iran s construction of gas centrifuge uranium enrichment facilities is currently ...
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| Date Dec. 20, 2019 |
Report No. R46140 |
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Stage One U.S.-Japan Trade Agreements Brock R. Williams, Coordinator Specialist in International Trade and Finance Cathleen D. Cimino-Isaacs Analyst in International Trade and Finance Anita Regmi Analyst in Agricultural Policy December 20, 2019 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov R46140 SUMMARY Stage One U.S.-Japan Trade Agreements On October 7, 2019, after six months of formal ...
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| Date Dec. 19, 2019 |
Report No. IF11393 |
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December 19, 2019 Stock Buybacks: Concerns over Debt-Financing and Long-Term Investing A stock buyback occurs when a publicly traded firm repurchases some of its shares from investors with excess cash or borrowed funds. In recent years, the annual aggregate value of such repurchases has risen to historical highs, reaching nearly $1 trillion as firms such as Apple, Exxon Mobil, Microsoft, IBM, Visa ...
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| Date Dec. 19, 2019 |
Report No. R42686 |
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U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones: Background and Issues for Congress Liana Wong Analyst in International Trade and Finance Updated December 19, 2019 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov R42686 SUMMARY U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones: Background and Issues for Congress U.S. foreign-trade zones (FTZs) are geographic areas declared to be outside the normal customs territory of the United States. This ...
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| Date Dec. 19, 2019 |
Report No. IN11207 |
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INSIGHTi Foreign Interference in NIH Research: Policy Implications Kavya Sekar Analyst in Health Policy December 19, 2019 Recent congressional hearings and media reports have raised the issue of foreign interference in research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the primary federal agency for biomedical research and development (R&D). An NIH investigation, conducted in partnership ...
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| Date Dec. 18, 2019 |
Report No. R46132 |
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U.S. Farm Income Outlook: November 2019 Forecast Randy Schnepf Specialist in Agricultural Policy December 18, 2019 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov R46132 SUMMARY U.S. Farm Income Outlook: November 2019 Forecast This report uses the U.S. Department of Agriculture s (USDA s) farm income projections (as of November 27, 2019) and agricultural trade outlook update (as of November 25, ...
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| Date Dec. 18, 2019 |
Report No. IF11295 |
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Updated December 18, 2019 Hong Kong s Protests of 2019 Overview Every week since June 9, 2019, thousands of residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of China, or Hong Kongers, have held marches and rallies to protest the perceived erosion of their city s high degree of autonomy promised in the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration, and Beijing s efforts to Mainlandize Hong ...
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| Date Dec. 18, 2019 |
Report No. RL33213 |
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Congressional Nominations to U.S. Service Academies: An Overview and Resources for Outreach and Management R. Eric Petersen Specialist in American National Government Sarah J. Eckman Analyst in American National Government Updated December 18, 2019 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov RL33213 SUMMARY Congressional Nominations to U.S. Service Academies: An Overview and Resources for ...
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| Date Dec. 17, 2019 |
Report No. R45017 |
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Flood Resilience and Risk Reduction: Federal Assistance and Programs Nicole T. Carter Specialist in Natural Resources Policy Diane P. Horn Analyst in Flood Insurance and Emergency Management Eugene Boyd Analyst in Federalism and Economic Development Policy Eva Lipiec Analyst in Natural Resources Policy Megan Stubbs Specialist in Agricultural Conservation and Natural Resources Policy Jonathan L. ...
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| Date Dec. 17, 2019 |
Report No. RL33741 |
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Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background and Issues for Congress Updated December 17, 2019 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov RL33741 SUMMARY Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background and Issues for Congress The Navy began procuring a small surface combatant called the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) in FY2005, and a total of 35 LCSs have been procured ...
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| Date Dec. 17, 2019 |
Report No. RS22373 |
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Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues for Congress Updated December 17, 2019 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov RS22373 Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations Summary In the years following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the Navy has carried out a variety of irregular warfare (IW) and counterterrorism ...
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| Date Dec. 16, 2019 |
Report No. TE10044 |
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Statement of Alexis Arieff Specialist in African Affairs Before Committee on Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on National Security U.S. House of Representatives Hearing on U.S. Counterterrorism Priorities and Challenges in Africa December 16, 2019 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov TE10044 Congressional Research Service C 1 hairman Lynch, Ranking Member Hice, and ...
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| Date Dec. 16, 2019 |
Report No. LSB10385 |
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Legal Sidebari The WTO s Appellate Body Loses Its Quorum: Is This the Beginning of the End for the Rules-Based Trading System ? December 16, 2019 Some trade practitioners, scholars, and other observers regard the multilateral World Trade Organization s (WTO s) dispute settlement mechanism as the crown jewel of the international rules-based trading system. The WTO s architects believed that the ...
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| Date Dec. 16, 2019 |
Report No. IF11149 |
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Updated December 16, 2019 Dairy Provisions in USMCA On November 30, 2018, the leaders of the United States, Canada, and Mexico signed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The legislative bodies in each country must now ratify the agreement for it to come into force. Mexico and Canada are two of the largest markets for U.S. dairy ...
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| Date Dec. 13, 2019 |
Report No. RL30023 |
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Federal Employees Retirement System: Budget and Trust Fund Issues Updated December 13, 2019 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov RL30023 Federal Employees Retirement System: Budget and Trust Fund Issues Summary Most of the civilian federal workforce is covered by one of two retirement systems: (1) the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) for individuals hired before ...
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| Date Dec. 12, 2019 |
Report No. R46116 |
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Surprise Billing in Private Health Insurance: Overview and Federal Policy Considerations December 12, 2019 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R46116 SUMMARY Surprise Billing in Private Health Insurance: Overview and Federal Policy Considerations In response to individuals receiving large, unexpected medical bills for out-of-network care, Congress has recently been ...
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| Date Dec. 12, 2019 |
Report No. IF11390 |
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December 12, 2019 Thailand: 2019 Elections, Issues, and Outlook for Congress In March 2019, Thailand held its first elections since a 2014 coup installed a military government. Through an electoral system weighted in favor of the military and a process fraught with allegations of irregularities, junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha and his military proxy party emerged victorious (although with a narrower ...
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| Date Dec. 11, 2019 |
Report No. IN11116 |
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INSIGHTi The Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance and the Crisis in Venezuela Updated December 11, 2019 On September 11, 2019, the United States and 11 other Western Hemisphere countries invoked the InterAmerican Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Treaty) to facilitate a regional response to the crisis in Venezuela. As a first step, on September 23, 2019, the countries that have ...
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| Date Dec. 11, 2019 |
Report No. LSB10384 |
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Legal Sidebari The Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act: An Overview December 11, 2019 Amid increased legislative and public attention to issues relating to harassment, the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act (CAA Reform Act) passed both chambers of Congress by unanimous consent and was signed into law on December 21, 2018. As the one-year-mark of the Act s passage ...
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| Date Dec. 11, 2019 |
Report No. LSB10348 |
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Legal Sidebari To Fee or Not to Fee: Supreme Court to Consider Attorneys Fees in Patent Disputes Updated December 11, 2019 UPDATE (December 11, 2019): On December 11, 2019, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Peter v. NantKwest, Inc. Justice Sotomayor s opinion for a unanimous court held that the United States Patent and Trademark Office is not entitled to recover the salaries of its legal ...
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| Date Dec. 11, 2019 |
Report No. LSB10376 |
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Legal Sidebari An Army of Many: Veterans Benefits Class Actions in the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Updated December 11, 2019 Update 12/11/2019: On December 6, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims issued a decision in Skaar v. Wilkie certifying a class action in an appeal of a Board of Veterans Appeals decision regarding disability compensation based on in-service ...
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| Date Dec. 11, 2019 |
Report No. LSB10063 |
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Legal Sidebari Congress Considers Making it Harder to File for Bankruptcy in New York or Delaware Updated December 11, 2019 Commentators, citing the significant concentration of business bankruptcies filed in New York and Delaware to the exclusion of other jurisdictions, have debated for several decades whether Congress should reduce the flexibility that many companies currently enjoy when ...
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| Date Dec. 11, 2019 |
Report No. LSB10383 |
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Legal Sidebari Religious Speech and Advertising: Current Circuit Split and its Implications for Congress December 11, 2019 On September 17, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (Third Circuit), in a divided decision, held that a transit system s policy banning ads with religious and atheistic messages violated the First Amendment s Free Speech Clause. This decision came shortly ...
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| Date Dec. 10, 2019 |
Report No. LSB10382 |
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Legal Sidebari Revising the Volcker Rule: Section 203 and Section 204 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act December 10, 2019 When Congress enacted the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in 2010, Section 619, otherwise known as the Volcker Rule, proved particularly consequential. Named after former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, who ...
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| Date Dec. 9, 2019 |
Report No. R46111 |
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Medicaid Eligibility: Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities December 9, 2019 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R46111 SUMMARY Medicaid Eligibility: Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities Medicaid is a joint federal-state program that finances the delivery of primary and acute medical services, as well as long-term services and supports (LTSS), to a ...
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| Date Dec. 9, 2019 |
Report No. R46108 |
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Demand for Broadband in Rural Areas: Implications for Universal Access December 9, 2019 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R46108 SUMMARY Demand for Broadband in Rural Areas: Implications for Universal Access As of 2019, over 20 million Americans predominantly those living in rural areas lacked access to high speed broadband service according to the Federal ...
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