Congressional Oversight Manual, & More from CRS
The Congressional Research Service has updated its Congressional Oversight Manual. The 150-page document describes the tools and procedures that Congress has at its disposal to perform the oversight function.
Other noteworthy new CRS reports that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following:
The Political Question Doctrine: Justiciability and the Separation of Powers, December 23, 2014
Human-Induced Earthquakes from Deep-Well Injection: A Brief Overview, December 22, 2014
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As the efficacy of environmental laws has waned, so has their durability. What was once a broadly shared goal – protecting Americans from environmental harm – is now a political football, with rules that whipsaw back and forth depending on who’s in charge.
It takes the average person over 9 hours and costs $160 to file taxes each year. IRS Direct File meant it didn’t have to.
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