New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has not made publicly available include the following.
Hydraulic Fracturing: Selected Legal Issues, July 16, 2013
An Overview of Unconventional Oil and Natural Gas: Resources and Federal Actions, July 15, 2013
Legislative Branch: FY2014 Appropriations, July 16, 2013
The President’s Budget Request: Overview and Timing of the Mid-Session Review, July 16, 2013
Delay in Implementation of Potential Employer Penalties Under ACA, July 16, 2013
Clean Air Issues in the 113th Congress: An Overview, July 15, 2013
Trafficking in Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean, July 15, 2013
Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements, July 15, 2013
Rep. Barbara Lee requested and released a CRS memorandum on The 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force, including a list of U.S. military actions that were initiated under AUMF authority.
The new alignment signals a clear shift in priorities: offices dedicated to clean energy and energy efficiency have been renamed, consolidated, or eliminated, while new divisions elevate hydrocarbons, fusion, and a combined Office of AI & Quantum.
We came out of the longest shutdown in history and we are all worse for it. Who won the shutdown fight? It doesn’t matter – Americans lost. And there is a chance we run it all back again in a few short months.
Promising examples of progress are emerging from the Boston metropolitan area that show the power of partnership between researchers, government officials, practitioners, and community-based organizations.
Americans trade stocks instantly, but spend 13 hours on tax forms. They send cash by text, but wait weeks for IRS responses. The nation’s revenue collector ranks dead last in citizen satisfaction. The problem isn’t just paperwork — it’s how the government builds.