Congressional Oversight Manual, & More from CRS
The Congressional Research Service has updated its Congressional Oversight Manual. The 150-page document describes the tools and procedures that Congress has at its disposal to perform the oversight function.
Other noteworthy new CRS reports that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following:
The Political Question Doctrine: Justiciability and the Separation of Powers, December 23, 2014
Human-Induced Earthquakes from Deep-Well Injection: A Brief Overview, December 22, 2014
Despite significant political momentum behind reform efforts, limited attention has been paid to the federal workforce that will actually be responsible for interpreting and implementing new permitting regulations and better outcomes.
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Addressing rising heat will take all of us. Together, we can create heat-safe homes, workplaces, schools, childcare facilities, and communities – the backbone of a heat-ready nation.
DNA synthesis and export controls remain the primary regulatory safeguards against de novo production of harmful biological agents, yet governance frameworks lack the situational awareness and enforcement capacity to keep pace with rapidly falling technical barriers.