New reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has declined to make publicly available include the following.
Internet Firearm and Ammunition Sales, August 28, 2012
Political Ads: Issue Advocacy or Campaign Activity Under the Tax Code?, August 29, 2012
U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones: Background and Issues for Congress, August 28, 2012
Critical Infrastructure Resilience: The Evolution of Policy and Programs and Issues for Congress, August 23, 2012
Stealing Trade Secrets and Economic Espionage: An Overview of U.S.C. 1831 and 1832, August 28, 2012
Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed revoking its 2009 “endangerment finding” that greenhouse gases pose a substantial threat to the public. The Federation of American Scientists stands in strong opposition.
Modernizing ClinicalTrials.gov will empower patients, oncologists, and others to better understand what trials are available, where they are available, and their up-to-date eligibility criteria, using standardized search categories to make them more easily discoverable.
The Federation of American Scientists supports H.R. 4420, the Cool Corridors Act of 2025, which would reauthorize the Healthy Streets program through 2030 and seeks to increase green and other shade infrastructure in high-heat areas.
The current lack of public trust in AI risks inhibiting innovation and adoption of AI systems, meaning new methods will not be discovered and new benefits won’t be felt. A failure to uphold high standards in the technology we deploy will also place our nation at a strategic disadvantage compared to our competitors.