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| Date March 30, 2016 |
Report No. R43898 |
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Tax Provisions that Expired in 2014 ( Tax Extenders ) Molly F. Sherlock Coordinator of Division Research and Specialist March 30, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R43898 Tax Provisions that Expired in 2014 ( Tax Extenders ) Summary In the past, Congress has regularly acted to extend expired or expiring temporary tax provisions. Collectively, these temporary tax provisions are ...
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| Date March 30, 2016 |
Report No. IN10430 |
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CRS INSIGHT Congressional Efforts to Amend Title I of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) March 30, 2016 (IN10430) | Related Author Jerry H. Yen | Jerry H. Yen, Analyst in Environmental Policy (jyen@crs.loc.gov, 7-9113) In 2015, the House and the Senate both passed legislation that would amend Title I of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA; 15 U.S.C. 2601-2629). Enacted in 1976, Title I of ...
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| Date March 29, 2016 |
Report No. R44434 |
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Proposed Amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in the 114th Congress: H.R. 2576 Compared with the Senate Substitute Amendment Jerry H. Yen Analyst in Environmental Policy Alexandra M. Wyatt Legislative Attorney March 29, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44434 Proposed Amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in the 114 th Congress Summary This ...
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| Date March 29, 2016 |
Report No. R44437 |
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Telehealth and Telemedicine: Description and Issues Updated March 29, 2016 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R44437 Telehealth and Telemedicine: Description and Issues Summary Telehealth is the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support remote clinical health care, patient and professional health-related education, public health, and ...
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| Date March 29, 2016 |
Report No. R42589 |
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The Article V Convention to Propose Constitutional Amendments: Contemporary Issues for Congress name redacted Specialist in American National Government March 29, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov R42589 The Article V Convention: Contemporary Issues for Congress Summary Article V of the U.S. Constitution provides two ways to amend the nation s fundamental charter. Congress, by ...
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| Date March 29, 2016 |
Report No. R43748 |
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The Pacific Alliance: A Trade Integration Initiative in Latin America M. Angeles Villarreal Specialist in International Trade and Finance March 29, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R43748 The Pacific Alliance: A Trade Integration Initiative in Latin America Summary The Pacific Alliance is a regional integration initiative formed by Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru on April ...
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| Date March 29, 2016 |
Report No. IN10447 |
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CRS INSIGHT Additional U.S. Ground Troops to Counter the Islamic State? Five Questions March 29, 2016 (IN10447) | Related Policy Issue Middle East and North Africa Related Authors Kathleen J. McInnis Andrew Feickert | Kathleen J. McInnis, Analyst in International Security (kmcinnis@crs.loc.gov, 7-1416) Andrew Feickert, Specialist in Military Ground Forces (afeickert@crs.loc.gov, 7-7673) Chairman ...
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| Date March 28, 2016 |
Report No. R44432 |
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Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas and Crude Oil: Federal and State Regulatory Authority Brandon J. Murrill Legislative Attorney March 28, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44432 Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas and Crude Oil Summary New technologies such as hydraulic fracturing and directional drilling have dramatically increased U.S. production of natural gas and ...
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| Date March 28, 2016 |
Report No. R44436 |
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Burma s 2015 Parliamentary Elections: Issues for Congress Michael F. Martin Specialist in Asian Affairs March 28, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44436 Burma s 2015 Parliamentary Elections: Issues for Congress Summary The landslide victory of Aung San Suu Kyi s National League for Democracy (NLD) in Burma s November 2015 parliamentary elections may prove to be a major step ...
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| Date March 25, 2016 |
Report No. RL33944 |
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U.S. Trade Concepts, Performance, and Policy: Frequently Asked Questions Wayne M. Morrison Specialist in Asian Trade and Finance James K. Jackson Specialist in International Trade and Finance Vivian C. Jones Specialist in International Trade and Finance M. Angeles Villarreal Specialist in International Trade and Finance Rachel F. Fefer Analyst in International Trade and Finance Ashley Feng ...
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| Date March 25, 2016 |
Report No. R44183 |
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DHS Appropriations FY2016: Research and Development, Training, and Services William L. Painter, Coordinator Analyst in Emergency Management and Homeland Security Policy William A. Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy Daniel Morgan Specialist in Science and Technology Policy March 25, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44183 DHS Appropriations FY2016: Research and Development, ...
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| Date March 25, 2016 |
Report No. IN10466 |
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CRS INSIGHT President Obama's Historic Visit to Cuba March 25, 2016 (IN10466) | Related Policy Issue Latin America and the Caribbean Related Author Mark P. Sullivan | Mark P. Sullivan, Specialist in Latin American Affairs (msullivan@crs.loc.gov, 7-7689) President Obama traveled to Cuba from March 20 to 22, 2016 the first visit of a U.S. President since Calvin Coolidge visited in 1928. Before the ...
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| Date March 24, 2016 |
Report No. R44428 |
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The Federal Budget: Overview and Issues for FY2017 and Beyond name redacted Analyst in Public Finance March 24, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov R44428 The Federal Budget: Overview and Issues for FY2017 and Beyond Summary The federal budget is a central component of the congressional power of the purse. Each fiscal year, Congress and the President engage in a number of ...
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| Date March 24, 2016 |
Report No. R44196 |
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The Chinese Military: Overview and Issues for Congress Ian E. Rinehart Analyst in Asian Affairs March 24, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44196 The Chinese Military: Overview and Issues for Congress Summary China is building a modern and regionally powerful military with a limited but growing capability for conducting operations away from China s immediate periphery. The ...
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| Date March 24, 2016 |
Report No. IF10380 |
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March 24, 2016 Updating the Common Rule in an Era of Big Health Data Last fall the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and 15 other federal departments and agencies jointly released a proposed rule to amend the uniform set of regulations informally known as the Common Rule that govern the ethical conduct of research involving humans (80 Federal Register 53931, September 8, 2015). Federal ...
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| Date March 24, 2016 |
Report No. R44147 |
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Excise Tax on High-Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage: In Brief Annie L. Mach Analyst in Health Care Financing March 24, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44147 Excise Tax on High-Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage: In Brief Summary The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended) includes a 40% excise tax on high-cost employer- ...
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| Date March 23, 2016 |
Report No. R44429 |
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Financial Services and Cybersecurity: The Federal Role N. Eric Weiss Specialist in Financial Economics M. Maureen Murphy Legislative Attorney March 23, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44429 Financial Services and Cybersecurity: The Federal Role Summary Multiple federal and state regulators oversee companies in the financial services industry. Regulatory authority is often ...
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| Date March 23, 2016 |
Report No. IF10379 |
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March 23, 2016 China s Greenhouse Gas and Energy Proposals for 2016-2020 On March 16, 2016, China s National People s Congress adopted a 13th Five-Year Plan (FYP), for 2016-2020, that sets goals of tighter limits on polluting emissions and accelerating a shift away from coal-fired electricity supply toward greater efficiency and non-fossil energy. Questions remain on specific measures to achieve ...
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| Date March 22, 2016 |
Report No. R44420 |
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Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) Filers and the Child Tax Credit: Overview and Legislation Margot L. Crandall-Hollick Analyst in Public Finance Erika K. Lunder Legislative Attorney March 22, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44420 ITIN Filers and the Child Tax Credit: Overview and Legislation Contents Overview of the Issue ...
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| Date March 22, 2016 |
Report No. EXPRESS |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Can Agencies Take Actions That They Are Not Expressly Authorized by Statute to Take? 03/22/2016 This installment in the Legal Sidebar series on statutory interpretation addresses the question of whether executive branch agencies are barred from taking actions that Congress has not specifically authorized them to take. This question arises with some frequency on ...
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| Date March 21, 2016 |
Report No. VACANCY |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Vacancy on the Supreme Court: CRS Products 03/21/2016 On February 13, 2016, Justice Antonin Scalia unexpectedly passed away at the age of 79, vacating a seat on the Supreme Court that he had held for nearly 30 years. A little over a month later, on March 16, 2016, President Obama nominated Merrick Garland of the federal Court of Appeals for the District of ...
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| Date March 21, 2016 |
Report No. R44423 |
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The Child Support Enforcement Program: A Legislative History Carmen Solomon-Fears Specialist in Social Policy March 21, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44423 The Child Support Enforcement Program: A Legislative History Summary The Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program was enacted in 1975 as a federal-state program (Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, P.L. 93-647). It ...
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| Date March 21, 2016 |
Report No. R43093 |
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Electricity Markets Recent Issues in Market Structure and Energy Trading Richard J. Campbell Specialist in Energy Policy March 21, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R43093 Electricity Markets Recent Issues in Market Structure and Energy Trading Summary Electricity today is widely viewed as a commodity. As a commodity, electricity is bought and sold as power (measured in ...
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| Date March 18, 2016 |
Report No. R43060 |
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Tax Reform in the 114th Congress: An Overview of Proposals Molly F. Sherlock Coordinator of Division Research and Specialist Mark P. Keightley Specialist in Economics March 18, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R43060 Tax Reform in the 114th Congress: An Overview of Proposals Summary Many agree that the U.S. tax system is in need of reform. Congress continues to explore ways ...
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| Date March 18, 2016 |
Report No. R44419 |
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Justice Antonin Scalia: His Jurisprudence and His Impact on the Court name redacted, Coordinator Legislative Attorney name redacted, Coordinator Legislative Attorney name redacted, Coordinator Legislative Attorney March 18, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov R44419 Justice Antonin Scalia: His Jurisprudence and His Impact on the Court Summary On February 13, 2016, Justice ...
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| Date March 18, 2016 |
Report No. 97-71 |
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Access to Government Information in the United States: A Primer Wendy Ginsberg Analyst in American National Government Michael Greene Information Research Specialist March 18, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov 97-71 Access to Government Information in the United States: A Primer Summary No provision in the U.S. Constitution expressly establishes a procedure for public access ...
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| Date March 18, 2016 |
Report No. IN10464 |
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CRS INSIGHT Burma's Union Parliament Selects New President March 18, 2016 (IN10464) | Related Policy Issue Southeast Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific Islands Related Author Michael F. Martin | Michael F. Martin, Specialist in Asian Affairs (mfmartin@crs.loc.gov, 7-2199) On March 15, 2016, Burma's Union Parliament selected Htin Kyaw, childhood friend and close advisor to Aung San Suu Kyi, to ...
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| Date March 18, 2016 |
Report No. IN10465 |
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CRS INSIGHT Ending Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: Recommendations of the CECANF Released March 18, 2016 (IN10465) | Related Author Emilie Stoltzfus | Emilie Stoltzfus, Specialist in Social Policy (estoltzfus@crs.loc.gov, 7-2324) The Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF or Commission) released its final report on March 17, 2016. Established in 2013, pursuant to ...
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| Date March 17, 2016 |
Report No. GARNOM |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Merrick Garland s Nomination to the Supreme Court: Initial Observations 03/17/2016 On March 16, 2016, President Obama nominated Merrick Garland of the federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court created by the unexpected death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February. As noted in an earlier Sidebar posting ...
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| Date March 17, 2016 |
Report No. GARPRIM |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Merrick B. Garland: Selected Primary Material 03/17/2016 Compiled by the American Law Consulting Section, Knowledge Services Group This resource will be updated as necessary. Biography Transcribed from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit website on March 16, 2016. Chief Judge Garland was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals ...
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| Date March 17, 2016 |
Report No. R43613 |
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Aliens Right to Counsel in Removal Proceedings: In Brief Kate M. Manuel Legislative Attorney March 17, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R43613 Aliens Right to Counsel in Removal Proceedings: In Brief Summary The scope of aliens right to counsel in removal proceedings is a topic of recurring congressional and public interest. This topic is complicated, in part, because the ...
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| Date March 16, 2016 |
Report No. RL34631 |
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Former Presidents: Pensions, Office Allowances, and Other Federal Benefits Wendy Ginsberg Analyst in American National Government Daniel J. Richardson Research Assistant March 16, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov RL34631 Former Presidents: Pensions, Office Allowances, and Other Federal Benefits Summary The Former Presidents Act (FPA; 3 U.S.C. 102 note) was enacted to maintain ...
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| Date March 16, 2016 |
Report No. R44186 |
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DHS Appropriations FY2016: Departmental Management and Operations William L. Painter, Coordinator Analyst in Emergency Management and Homeland Security Policy Barbara L. Schwemle Analyst in American National Government Jerome P. Bjelopera Specialist in Organized Crime and Terrorism March 16, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44186 DHS Appropriations FY2016: Departmental ...
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| Date March 16, 2016 |
Report No. IN10455 |
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CRS INSIGHT Nominations to the Supreme Court During Presidential Election Years (1900-Present) March 16, 2016 (IN10455) | Related Author Barry J. McMillion | Barry J. McMillion, Analyst in American National Government (bmcmillion@crs.loc.gov, 7-6025) This CRS Insight provides data and analysis related to nominations made to the Supreme Court during presidential election years from 1900 to the ...
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| Date March 16, 2016 |
Report No. IN10458 |
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CRS INSIGHT Nominations to the Supreme Court During Years of Divided and Unified Party Government March 16, 2016 (IN10458) | Related Author Barry J. McMillion | Barry J. McMillion, Analyst in American National Government (bmcmillion@crs.loc.gov, 7-6025) This CRS Insight provides data and analysis related to nominations made to the Supreme Court during years of unified and divided party government. ...
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| Date March 16, 2016 |
Report No. AMICUS |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar The House May Vote to File an Amicus Brief: Is this Unprecedented? 03/16/2016 The House may soon consider H. Res. 639, which would authorize the Speaker to appear as amicus curiae on behalf of the House and file a brief in United States v. Texas, supporting the position that the federal government acted in a manner inconsistent with federal law. The case ...
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| Date March 16, 2016 |
Report No. IF10377 |
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March 16, 2016 USDA Initiative Is Funding New Ethanol Infrastructure In June 2015, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the availability of $100 million in matching grants under a Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership (BIP). A Notice of Funds Available (NOFA) explained that the grants were aimed at overcoming infrastructure constraints that limit the market for biofuels, specifically ...
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| Date March 15, 2016 |
Report No. R44415 |
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Five Years of the Budget Control Act s Disaster Relief Adjustment William L. Painter, Coordinator Analyst in Emergency Management and Homeland Security Policy Bruce R. Lindsay Analyst in American National Government Francis X. McCarthy Analyst in Emergency Management Policy March 15, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44415 Five Years of the Budget Control Act s Disaster ...
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| Date March 15, 2016 |
Report No. TE10007 |
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Statement of Brent D. Yacobucci Section Research Manager Before Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Oversight U.S. House of Representatives Hearing on Racing to Regulate: EPA s Latest Overreach on Amateur Drivers March 15, 2016 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov TE10007 Congressional Research Service 1 Good morning Chairman Loudermilk, Ranking ...
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| Date March 15, 2016 |
Report No. LASTOP |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Justice Antonin Scalia s Last Opinion 03/15/2016 Justice Antonin Scalia wrote his last opinion for the Court in a capital punishment case, Kansas v. Carr. There, the Court reversed two decisions of the Kansas Supreme Court and held that the Eighth Amendment [does not] require . . . capital-sentencing courts to instruct the jury that mitigating circumstances ...
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| Date March 15, 2016 |
Report No. R41466 |
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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA): Congressional Interest and Executive Enforcement, In Brief Michael V. Seitzinger Legislative Attorney March 15, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R41466 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA): Congressional Interest and Executive Enforcement Summary The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA) was enacted principally to prevent corporate ...
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| Date March 14, 2016 |
Report No. R42988 |
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U.S. Immigration Policy: Chart Book of Key Trends William A. Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy Ruth Ellen Wasem Specialist in Immigration Policy March 14, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R42988 U.S. Immigration Policy: Chart Book of Key Trends Summary This report is a chart book of selected immigration trends. Key immigration issues that Congress has considered in recent ...
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| Date March 14, 2016 |
Report No. R42143 |
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Wartime Detention Provisions in Recent Defense Authorization Legislation Jennifer K. Elsea Legislative Attorney Michael John Garcia Legislative Attorney March 14, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R42143 Wartime Detention Provisions in Recent Defense Authorization Legislation Summary In recent years, Congress has included provisions in annual defense authorization bills ...
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| Date March 14, 2016 |
Report No. IN10463 |
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CRS INSIGHT The March 2016 Nuclear Security Summit March 14, 2016 (IN10463) | Related Author Mary Beth D. Nikitin | Mary Beth D. Nikitin, Specialist in Nonproliferation (mnikitin@crs.loc.gov, 7-7745) In an April 2009 speech, President Obama said that nuclear terrorism is the "most immediate and extreme threat to global security." To mobilize world leaders to prevent terrorist acquisition of ...
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| Date March 11, 2016 |
Report No. R44301 |
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Veterans Medical Care: FY2016 Appropriations Updated March 11, 2016 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R44301 Veterans Medical Care: FY2016 Appropriations Summary The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides benefits to veterans who meet certain eligibility criteria. Benefits to veterans range from disability compensation and pensions to hospital and medical care. ...
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| Date March 11, 2016 |
Report No. R41386 |
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Veterans Benefits: Burial Benefits and National Cemeteries Scott D. Szymendera Analyst in Disability Policy March 11, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R41386 Veterans Benefits: Burial Benefits and National Cemeteries Summary Burial benefits are nonmonetary and monetary benefits that eligible veterans receive for their military service. Servicemembers and veterans have been ...
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| Date March 11, 2016 |
Report No. R44212 |
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Poland and Its Relations with the United States name redacted Analyst in European Affairs March 11, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov R44212 Poland and Its Relations with the United States Summary Over the past 25 years, the relationship between the United States and Poland has been close and cooperative. The United States strongly supported Poland s accession to the North ...
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| Date March 11, 2016 |
Report No. R43705 |
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Legal Issues with Federal Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food: In Brief Emily M. Lanza Legislative Attorney March 11, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R43705 Legal Issues with Federal Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food: In Brief Summary Genetically engineered (GE) foods, sometimes referred to as genetically modified foods (GMO foods), are foods that are derived from ...
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| Date March 10, 2016 |
Report No. R44282 |
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The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program: Overview and Impact of the Affordable Care Act /name redacted/ Specialist in Biomedical Policy /name redacted/ Specialist in Health Services March 10, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov R44282 The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program: Overview and Impact of the Affordable Care Act Summary The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program makes federal funds available to ...
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| Date March 9, 2016 |
Report No. RS21968 |
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Iraq: Politics and Governance Kenneth Katzman Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Carla E. Humud Analyst in Middle Eastern and African Affairs March 9, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov RS21968 Iraq: Politics and Governance Summary Iraq s sectarian and ethnic divisions muted toward the end of the 2003-2011 U.S. military intervention in Iraq are fueling a major challenge to ...
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