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| Date Nov. 30, 2015 |
Report No. 98-814 |
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Budget Reconciliation Legislation: Development and Consideration Bill Heniff Jr. Analyst on Congress and the Legislative Process November 30, 2015 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov 98-814 Budget Reconciliation Legislation: Development and Consideration T he budget reconciliation process is part of the fiscal framework established by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Titles I-IX ...
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| Date Nov. 30, 2015 |
Report No. FAIRUSE |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Still Fair Use for Google Books: Second Circuit Ruling in Authors Guild v. Google 11/30/2015 In its October 16, 2015 decision in Authors Guild v. Google, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the lower court s ruling and held that Google s copying and distribution of books as part of its Google Books Project qualifies as fair use under the ...
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| Date Nov. 30, 2015 |
Report No. LS_2015-11-30_01 |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Still Fair Use for Google Books: Second Circuit Ruling in Authors Guild v. Google 11/30/2015 In its October 16, 2015 decision in Authors Guild v. Google, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the lower court s ruling and held that Google s copying and distribution of books as part of its Google Books Project qualifies as fair use under the ...
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| Date Nov. 30, 2015 |
Report No. R44289 |
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The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA): Background and Supreme Court Cases Rodney M. Perry Legislative Attorney November 30, 2015 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44289 The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA): Background and Supreme Court Cases Summary Congress passed the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in 1993 in part to balance the demands of the workplace with the needs ...
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| Date Nov. 30, 2015 |
Report No. IF10329 |
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November 30, 2015 The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for leave who meets the act s notification and documentation requirements. The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended, (FMLA; P.L. 103-3) entitles eligible employees to unpaid, job-protected leave for certain family and medical needs, with continuation of group health plan benefits. Through the act, Congress sought to strike a ...
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| Date Nov. 27, 2015 |
Report No. R44288 |
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International Climate Change Negotiations: What to Expect in Paris, December 2015 Jane A. Leggett Specialist in Energy and Environmental Policy November 27, 2015 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44288 International Climate Change Negotiations: What to Expect in Paris, December 2015 Summary The Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ...
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| Date Nov. 25, 2015 |
Report No. R44276 |
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The Islamic State Frequently Asked Questions: Threats, Global Implications, and U.S. Policy Responses John W. Rollins, Coordinator Specialist in Terrorism and National Security Heidi M. Peters, Coordinator Information Research Specialist November 25, 2015 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44276 The Islamic State FAQs: Threats, Global Implications, and U.S. Policy Responses Summary ...
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| Date Nov. 25, 2015 |
Report No. R44284 |
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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE): Authorizations of Appropriations Proposed by the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (S. 2012) (name redacted) Specialist in Agricultural Conservation and Natural Resources Policy November 25, 2015 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov R44284 EERE: Authorizations of Appropriations Proposed by S. 2012 Contents Introduction ...
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| Date Nov. 25, 2015 |
Report No. R44286 |
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Federal Real Property Data: Limitations and Implications for Oversight Garrett Hatch Specialist in American National Government November 25, 2015 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44286 Federal Real Property Data: Limitations and Implications for Oversight Summary The federal executive branch owns and leases more than 275,000 buildings, with annual operating costs in excess of $21 ...
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| Date Nov. 23, 2015 |
Report No. R44062 |
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Congressional Action on FY2016 Appropriations Measures Jessica Tollestrup Specialist on Congress and the Legislative Process November 23, 2015 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44062 Congressional Action on FY2016 Appropriations Measures Summary This report provides information on the congressional consideration of the FY2016 regular appropriations bills and the FY2016 continuing ...
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| Date Nov. 23, 2015 |
Report No. R43143 |
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The Evolution of Cooperative Threat Reduction: Issues for Congress Mary Beth D. Nikitin Specialist in Nonproliferation Amy F. Woolf Specialist in Nuclear Weapons Policy November 23, 2015 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R43143 The Evolution of Cooperative Threat Reduction: Issues for Congress Summary The United States uses a number of policy tools to address the threat of attack ...
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| Date Nov. 23, 2015 |
Report No. IN10401 |
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CRS INSIGHT The November 2015 Terrorist Siege in Mali November 23, 2015 (IN10401) | Related Authors Lauren Ploch Blanchard Emily Renard View More... | Lauren Ploch Blanchard, Specialist in African Affairs (lploch@crs.loc.gov, 7-7640) Emily Renard, Analyst in African Affairs (erenard@crs.loc.gov, 7-2775) Alexis Arieff, Specialist in African Affairs (aarieff@crs.loc.gov, 7-2459) On November 20, 2015 ...
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| Date Nov. 23, 2015 |
Report No. IN10378 |
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CRS INSIGHT Argentina Votes for Change in 2015 Presidential Election November 23, 2015 (IN10378) | 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) On November 22, 2015, Argentines went to the polls in the second round of a presidential race and opted for change by electing ...
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| Date Nov. 23, 2015 |
Report No. LS_2015-11-23_01 |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Bivens Does Not Apply to Overseas Fourth Amendment Violations With National Security Overtones 11/23/2015 The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Bivens permits the victims of a Fourth Amendment violation to sue for damages, as a general rule. In Meshal v. Higgenbotham, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently declined to apply the ...
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| Date Nov. 23, 2015 |
Report No. ZZZ0A10A02DFAB8951D |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Bivens Does Not Apply to Overseas Fourth Amendment Violations With National Security Overtones 11/23/2015 The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Bivens permits the victims of a Fourth Amendment violation to sue for damages, as a general rule. In Meshal v. Higgenbotham, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently declined to apply the ...
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| Date Nov. 20, 2015 |
Report No. PENDING |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar The Obama Administration s November 20, 2014, Actions as to Immigration: Pending Legal Challenges One Year Later 11/20/2015 On November 20, 2014, the Obama Administration announced that it was taking a number of actions to fix what the President has repeatedly described as a broken immigration system. These actions addressed various issues, from border security ...
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| Date Nov. 20, 2015 |
Report No. IN10322 |
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CRS INSIGHT Federal Reserve: Dividends Paid to Commercial Banks November 20, 2015 (IN10322) | Related Policy Issue Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve Related Authors Marc Labonte M. Maureen Murphy | Marc Labonte, Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy (mlabonte@crs.loc.gov, 7-0640) M. Maureen Murphy, Legislative Attorney (mmurphy@crs.loc.gov, 7-6971) Currently, the Federal Reserve (Fed) pays a 6% ...
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| Date Nov. 20, 2015 |
Report No. WHOLE |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Supreme Court to Review Texas Abortion Case 11/20/2015 Last week, the Supreme Court agreed to review Whole Woman s Health v. Cole, a June 2015 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ( Fifth Circuit ) involving a Texas abortion law and the legal standard that is used to evaluate laws that regulate the abortion procedure. In Whole Woman s ...
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| Date Nov. 20, 2015 |
Report No. IN10395 |
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CRS INSIGHT Legislation Eliminating the Federal Reserve's Surplus November 20, 2015 (IN10395) | Related Policy Issue Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve Related Author Marc Labonte | Marc Labonte, Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy (mlabonte@crs.loc.gov, 7-0640) On November 5, 2015, the House adopted H.Amdt. 824 as a "pay for" (revenue offset) to the highway bill (H.R. 22). It would ...
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| Date Nov. 20, 2015 |
Report No. LS_2015-11-20_01 |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar The Obama Administration s November 20, 2014, Actions as to Immigration: Pending Legal Challenges One Year Later 11/20/2015 On November 20, 2014, the Obama Administration announced that it was taking a number of actions to fix what the President has repeatedly described as a broken immigration system. These actions addressed various issues, from border security ...
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| Date Nov. 20, 2015 |
Report No. R44025 |
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Reauthorization of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) Act in the 114th Congress Joel L. Greene Analyst in Agricultural Policy November 20, 2015 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44025 Reauthorization of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) Act in the 114th Congress Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture s (USDA's) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) collected ...
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| Date Nov. 20, 2015 |
Report No. R41686 |
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The U.S. Tsunami Program: A Brief Overview Peter Folger Specialist in Energy and Natural Resources Policy November 20, 2015 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R41686 The U.S. Tsunami Program: A Brief Overview Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration s (NOAA s) National Weather Service (NWS) manages two tsunami warning centers that monitor, detect, and issue ...
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| Date Nov. 20, 2015 |
Report No. ZZZ3B3FF61AD5FCDE9F |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar The Obama Administration s November 20, 2014, Actions as to Immigration: Pending Legal Challenges One Year Later 11/20/2015 On November 20, 2014, the Obama Administration announced that it was taking a number of actions to fix what the President has repeatedly described as a broken immigration system. These actions addressed various issues, from border security ...
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| Date Nov. 19, 2015 |
Report No. R40126 |
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Chile: Background and U.S. Relations Peter J. Meyer Analyst in Latin American Affairs November 19, 2015 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R40126 Chile: Background and U.S. Relations Summary Chile, located along the Pacific coast of South America, is a politically stable, upper-middleincome nation of 18 million people. In 2013, Michelle Bachelet and her center-left New Majority ...
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| Date Nov. 19, 2015 |
Report No. IN10400 |
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CRS INSIGHT Paris Attacks and "Going Dark": Intelligence-Related Issues to Consider November 19, 2015 (IN10400) | Related Policy Issue Intelligence and National Security Related Author Anne Daugherty Miles | Anne Daugherty Miles, Analyst in Intelligence and National Security Policy (amiles@crs.loc.gov, 7-7739) Authorities are tracking numerous individuals involved in the deadly assault in Paris on ...
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| Date Nov. 19, 2015 |
Report No. IF10326 |
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November 19, 2015 TPP: Selected Commodity Impacts for U.S. Agriculture In evaluating the potential implications of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free-trade agreement for U.S. food and agriculture, an important consideration is that exports make a substantial contribution to the sector. Exports absorb about 20% of total farm output, thereby contributing materially to higher commodity ...
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| Date Nov. 18, 2015 |
Report No. R43589 |
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Immigration: Visa Security Policies (name redacted) Specialist in Immigration Policy November 18, 2015 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov R43589 Immigration: Visa Security Policies Summary The November 13, 2015, terrorist attacks in Paris have refocused attention on U.S. visa issuance and national security screening procedures that undergird the admission of foreign nationals to the ...
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| Date Nov. 18, 2015 |
Report No. R43167 |
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Policy Issues Related to Credit Union Lending Darryl E. Getter Specialist in Financial Economics November 18, 2015 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R43167 Policy Issues Related to Credit Union Lending Summary Credit unions make loans to their members, to other credit unions, and to corporate credit unions that provide financial services to individual credit unions. There are ...
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| Date Nov. 18, 2015 |
Report No. R44070 |
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD): FY2016 Appropriations Maggie McCarty Specialist in Housing Policy David Randall Peterman Analyst in Transportation Policy November 18, 2015 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44070 Transportation, HUD, and Related Agencies: FY2016 Appropriations Summary The House and Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban ...
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| Date Nov. 18, 2015 |
Report No. IN10301 |
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CRS INSIGHT France: Efforts to Counter Islamist Terrorism and the Islamic State November 18, 2015 (IN10301) | Related Author Paul Belkin | Paul Belkin, Analyst in European Affairs (pbelkin@crs.loc.gov, 7-0220) Recent Terrorist Attacks in France and the Islamist Terrorist Threat On November 13, 2015, coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris left at least 129 people dead and over 350 injured at six ...
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| Date Nov. 18, 2015 |
Report No. RESETTLE |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Can States and Localities Bar the Resettlement of Syrian Refugees Within Their Jurisdictions? 11/18/2015 Responding to reports that one individual involved in the Paris attacks was carrying a Syrian passport (which subsequent reports indicate may have been fake or stolen), a number of governors have recently expressed an intention to restrict the resettlement ...
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| Date Nov. 18, 2015 |
Report No. BANBOX |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Obama Announces Effort to Ban the Box in Federal Hiring 11/18/2015 Earlier this month, President Obama announced a new initiative to ban the box on federal job applications. The phrase ban the box refers to the section of employment applications that directs prospective employees to check a box if they have been arrested for, or convicted of, a crime. In his ...
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| Date Nov. 18, 2015 |
Report No. LS_2015-11-18_01 |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Obama Announces Effort to Ban the Box in Federal Hiring 11/18/2015 Earlier this month, President Obama announced a new initiative to ban the box on federal job applications. The phrase ban the box refers to the section of employment applications that directs prospective employees to check a box if they have been arrested for, or convicted of, a crime. In his ...
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| Date Nov. 18, 2015 |
Report No. IF10264 |
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Updated November 18, 2015 Medicare, Observation Care, and the Two-Midnight Rule Medicare cost sharing and posthospital coverage can depend on whether a beneficiary was admitted to the hospital and received treatment as an inpatient or received treatment as an outpatient. Some beneficiaries have been surprised to learn that despite having received treatment overnight in a hospital bed during their ...
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| Date Nov. 16, 2015 |
Report No. R44224 |
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Potential Impact of No Social Security COLA on Medicare Part B Premiums in 2016 (name redacted) Specialist in Health Care Financing November 16, 2015 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov R44224 Potential Impact of No Social Security COLA on Medicare Part B Premiums in 2016 Summary Medicare Part B covers physician services, outpatient care, durable medical equipment, laboratory ...
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| Date Nov. 16, 2015 |
Report No. RL30297 |
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Congressional Budget Resolutions: Historical Information Bill Heniff Jr. Analyst on Congress and the Legislative Process November 16, 2015 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov RL30297 Congressional Budget Resolutions: Historical Information Summary The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Titles I-IX of P.L. 93-344, as amended; 2 U.S.C. 601688) provides for the annual adoption of a ...
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| Date Nov. 16, 2015 |
Report No. VISAGATE |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Federal Court Weighs in on VisaGate 2015 : Part 1, the Visa Bulletin and Recent Revisions to It 11/16/2015 A federal district court in Washington State recently weighed in on the permissibility of certain changes made by the Department of State (DOS) to the October 2015 Visa Bulletin in an incident widely known as VisaGate 2015. The upshot of the court s ...
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| Date Nov. 16, 2015 |
Report No. LS_2015-11-16_01 |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Federal Court Weighs in on VisaGate 2015 : Part 1, the Visa Bulletin and Recent Revisions to It 11/16/2015 A federal district court in Washington State recently weighed in on the permissibility of certain changes made by the Department of State (DOS) to the October 2015 Visa Bulletin in an incident widely known as VisaGate 2015. The upshot of the court s ...
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| Date Nov. 16, 2015 |
Report No. RS21356 |
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Taxation of Unemployment Benefits Julie M. Whittaker Specialist in Income Security November 16, 2015 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov RS21356 Taxation of Unemployment Benefits Summary Unemployment compensation (UC) benefits have been fully subject to the federal income tax since the passage of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-514). Under tax law, unemployment compensation is a ...
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| Date Nov. 16, 2015 |
Report No. TRAVEL |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Legal Tools to Deter Travel by Suspected Terrorists: A Brief Primer 11/16/2015 The terrorist attacks in Paris last week, for which the Islamic State (sometimes referred to as ISIS, ISIL, or IS) has claimed responsibility, have renewed concerns about terrorist travel. Following reports that at least one of the perpetrators of the attacks was carrying a Syrian ...
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| Date Nov. 16, 2015 |
Report No. LS_2015-11-16_02 |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Legal Tools to Deter Travel by Suspected Terrorists: A Brief Primer 11/16/2015 The terrorist attacks in Paris last week, for which the Islamic State (sometimes referred to as ISIS, ISIL, or IS) has claimed responsibility, have renewed concerns about terrorist travel. Following reports that at least one of the perpetrators of the attacks was carrying a Syrian ...
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| Date Nov. 16, 2015 |
Report No. IF10321 |
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November 16, 2015 A Brief Overview of H.R. 1210, the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1210, the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act, was ordered to be reported by the House Committee on Financial Services. It would, among other things, attempt to increase the credit available to consumers and reduce the regulatory burden on lenders by establishing a new Qualified Mortgage (QM) ...
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| Date Nov. 16, 2015 |
Report No. R44274 |
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The Family and Medical Leave Act: An Overview of Title I Sarah A. Donovan Analyst in Labor Policy November 16, 2015 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44274 The Family and Medical Leave Act: An Overview of Title I Summary The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA; P.L. 103-3, as amended) entitles eligible employees to unpaid, job-protected leave for certain family and medical ...
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| Date Nov. 13, 2015 |
Report No. R44270 |
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The NLRB s Enforcement of the NLRA Against Tribal Employers and the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015, H.R. 511 and S. 248 Jane M. Smith Legislative Attorney November 13, 2015 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44270 The NLRB s Enforcement of the NLRA Against Tribal Employers Summary The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) provides workers with the right to collectively bargain ...
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| Date Nov. 12, 2015 |
Report No. R43803 |
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U.S. Grain Standards Act: Reauthorization in the 114th Congress Updated November 12, 2015 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R43803 U.S. Grain Standards Act: Reauthorization in the 114th Congress Summary Under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA) of 1916, the federal government is authorized to establish official marketing standards (not health and safety ...
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| Date Nov. 12, 2015 |
Report No. R43654 |
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Free Exercise of Religion by Closely Held Corporations: Implications of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. Cynthia Brown Legislative Attorney November 12, 2015 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R43654 Implications of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. Summary A 5-4 decision, issued over a highly critical dissent, Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. resolved one of the many ...
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| Date Nov. 12, 2015 |
Report No. LIFT |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Fifth Circuit Declines to Lift Injunction Barring Implementation of the Obama Administration s 2014 Deferred Action Programs 11/12/2015 In its recent decision in Texas v. United States, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed, by a vote of 2-1, a lower court decision discussed in earlier Sidebar postings that barred implementation of the Obama ...
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| Date Nov. 12, 2015 |
Report No. FMFM |
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CRS INSIGHT Reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Current Legislative Proposals November 12, 2015 (IN10394) | Related Author N. Eric Weiss | N. Eric Weiss, Specialist in Financial Economics (eweiss@crs.loc.gov, 7-6209) This Insight takes a brief look at legislation in the 114th Congress related to reform of the housing finance system. Background. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are two government- ...
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| Date Nov. 12, 2015 |
Report No. LS_2015-11-12_01 |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Fifth Circuit Declines to Lift Injunction Barring Implementation of the Obama Administration s 2014 Deferred Action Programs 11/12/2015 In its recent decision in Texas v. United States, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed, by a vote of 2-1, a lower court decision discussed in earlier Sidebar postings that barred implementation of the Obama ...
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| Date Nov. 12, 2015 |
Report No. IF10318 |
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November 12, 2015 DOL s 2015 Proposed Fiduciary Rule on Investment Advice On April 20, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed redefining the term investment advice within pension and retirement plans. Currently, under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA; P.L. 93-406), a person who provides investment advice has a fiduciary obligation to provide the advice in the sole ...
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