Given its length, complexity and limited availability, it is unlikely that most members of Congress actually read the full text of the American Health Care Act that passed the House of Representatives today.
But the Congressional Research Service prepared a report, updated today, that includes an overview of all of the provisions of the Act. See H.R. 1628: The American Health Care Act (AHCA), May 4, 2017.
Other new and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
Frequently Asked Questions About Prescription Drug Pricing and Policy, May 2, 2017
Revitalizing Coastal Shipping for Domestic Commerce, May 2, 2017
Trade Implications of the President’s Buy American Executive Order, CRS Insight, May 2, 2017
Presidential Appointee Positions Requiring Senate Confirmation and Committees Handling Nominations, updated May 3, 2017
The United States Withdraws from the TPP, CRS Insight, updated May 4, 2017
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF): Program Overview and Issues, updated May 3, 2017
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting: Federal Funding and Issues, updated May 3, 2017
How to Develop and Write a Grant Proposal, updated May 2, 2017
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“One thing became increasingly clear: AI doesn’t simply introduce a new category of risk. It changes the speed, scale, complexity, and interaction of risks that already exist.”
In an ideal world, we would not have state or federal climate intervention research bans. We would have researchers and institutions that would not shy away from revealing the good, the bad, and the ugly of these technologies and doing so responsibly.
“What excites me is that it’s very tempting to be very discouraged, and say, ‘Oh, we’ve got these archaic institutions that are calcified and you could never change them.’ But I think we’re in the middle of a technological revolution that will upend lots of things, and does provide a window.”