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 public rarely sees the quiet, often messy work that goes into creating, passing, and implementing a major piece of legislation like the CHIPS and Science Act.
If this proposed rule were enacted it would have deleterious effects on government workers in general and federal researchers and scientists, specifically.
When we introduce “at-will” employment to government employees, we also introduce the potential for environments where people are more concerned about self-preservation than service to others.
There is no better time to re-invigorate America’s innovation edge by investing in R&D to create and capture “industries of the future,” re-shoring capital and expertise, and working closely with allies to expand our capabilities while safeguarding those technologies that are critical to our security.