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House and Senate Staff Pay, and More from CRS

11.07.14 | 1 min read | Text by Steven Aftergood

New and updated publications from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public access include the following.

Staff Pay Levels for Selected Positions in House Member Offices, 2009-2013, November 3, 2014

Staff Pay Levels for Selected Positions in Senators’ Offices, FY2009-FY2013, November 3, 2014

Congressional Action on FY2015 Appropriations Measures, November 5, 2014

The G-20 Summit: Brisbane, November 15-16, 2014, CRS Insights, November 5, 2014

Treating Ebola Patients in the United States: Health Care Delivery Implications, CRS Insights, November 4, 2014

EPA’s Clean Power Plan Proposal: Are the Emission Rate Targets Front-Loaded?, CRS Insights, November 3, 2014

How Will the Federal Reserve “Normalize” Monetary Policy After QE?, CRS Insights, October 30, 2014

Federal Taxation of Marijuana Sellers, CRS Legal Sidebar, November 6, 2014

Voter Identification Requirements: Background and Legal Issues, November 3, 2014

Qatar: Background and U.S. Relations, November 4, 2014

Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 113th Congress, November 4, 2014

Border Security: Immigration Inspections at Ports of Entry, October 31, 2014

Renewable Energy R&D Funding History: A Comparison with Funding for Nuclear Energy, Fossil Energy, and Energy Efficiency R&D, October 10, 2014

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