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Reaching the Debt Limit, and More from CRS

01.08.13 | 1 min read | Text by Steven Aftergood

New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service which Congress has directed CRS not to release to the public include the following.

Reaching the Debt Limit: Background and Potential Effects on Government Operations, January 4, 2013

The “Fiscal Cliff” and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, January 4, 2012

Proposals to Change the Operation of Cloture in the Senate, January 3, 2013

International Trade and Finance: Key Policy Issues for the 113th Congress, January 4, 2013

Speakers of the House: Elections, 1913-2013, January 4, 2013

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Claims of Property Rights “Takings”, January 7, 2013

The Role of TARP Assistance in the Restructuring of General Motors, January 3, 2013

Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy, January 4, 2013

U.S.-Taiwan Relationship: Overview of Policy Issues, January 4, 2013

North Korea: U.S. Relations, Nuclear Diplomacy, and Internal Situation, January 4, 2013

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