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
Investing in interventions behind the walls is not just a matter of improving conditions for incarcerated individuals—it is a public safety and economic imperative. By reducing recidivism through education and family contact, we can improve reentry outcomes and save billions in taxpayer dollars.
The U.S. government should establish a public-private National Exposome Project (NEP) to generate benchmark human exposure levels for the ~80,000 chemicals to which Americans are regularly exposed.
The federal government spends billions every year on wildfire suppression and recovery. Despite this, the size and intensity of fires continues to grow, increasing costs to human health, property, and the economy as a whole.
To respond and maintain U.S. global leadership, USAID should transition to heavily favor a Fixed-Price model to enhance the United States’ ability to compete globally and deliver impact at scale.