Intellectual Property Rights Violations and Remedies, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has not made available to the public include the following.
Intellectual Property Rights Violations: Federal Civil Remedies and Criminal Penalties Related to Copyrights, Trademarks, and Patents, December 13, 2012
The President’s State of the Union Address: Tradition, Function, and Policy Implications, December 17, 2012
The Sustainability of the Federal Budget Deficit: Market Confidence and Economic Effects, December 14, 2012
Organized Retail Crime, December 11, 2012
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers, December 17, 2012
Immigration of Temporary Lower-Skilled Workers: Current Policy and Related Issues, December 13, 2012
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006: Background and Performance, December 5, 2012
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006: Implementation Issues, December 14, 2012
Presidential Transition Act: Provisions and Funding, December 17, 2012
Title IX, Sex Discrimination, and Intercollegiate Athletics: A Legal Overview, December 7, 2012
Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) Status for Russia and U.S.-Russian Economic Ties, December 17, 2012
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies: FY2013 Appropriations, December 14, 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.