Economic Effects of Government Shutdown, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.
The FY2014 Government Shutdown: Economic Effects, November 1, 2013
Legislative Actions to Repeal, Defund, or Delay the Affordable Care Act, October 30, 2013
Membership of the 113th Congress: A Profile, October 31, 2013
Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables, November 4, 2013
Salaries of Members of Congress: Congressional Votes, 1990-2013, November 4, 2013
Women in the United States Congress: Historical Overview, Tables, and Discussion, September 26, 2013
Women in the United States Congress, 1917-2013: Biographical and Committee Assignment Information, and Listings by State and Congress, September 26, 2013
Burma’s Political Prisoners and U.S. Sanctions, October 30, 2013
Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances, November 1, 2013
Israel: Background and U.S. Relations, November 1, 2013
Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses, November 4, 2013
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