International Trade and Finance, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
International Trade and Finance: Overview and Issues for the 115th Congress, December 21, 2016
China-U.S. Trade Issues, updated December 29, 2016
U.S. International Corporate Taxation: Basic Concepts and Policy Issues, updated December 21, 2016
Political Status of Puerto Rico: Brief Background and Recent Developments for Congress, December 28, 2016
U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel, updated December 22, 2016
Iran’s Foreign and Defense Policies, updated December 21, 2016
The Impeachment of South Korea’s President, CRS Insight, December 22, 2016
Nuclear Cooperation with Other Countries: A Primer, updated December 27, 2016
Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) Negotiations: Overview and Issues for Congress, updated January 3, 2017
New State Abortion Requirements Post-Whole Woman’s Health, CRS Legal Sidebar, January 3, 2017
EPA Regulations: Too Much, Too Little, or On Track?, updated December 30, 2016
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs, updated December 28, 2016
Expedited Procedures Governing Senate Consideration of Legislation Waiving a Restriction Related to the Military Service of the Secretary of Defense, CRS Insight, December 27, 2016
Fourteen teams from ten U.S. states have been selected as the Stage 2 awardees in the Civic Innovation Challenge (CIVIC), a national competition that helps communities turn emerging research into ready-to-implement solutions.
The Fix Our Forests Act provides an opportunity to speed up the planning and implementation of wildfire risk reduction projects on federal lands while expanding collaborative tools to bring more partners into this vital work.
Public health insurance programs, especially Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), are more likely to cover populations at increased risk from extreme heat, including low-income individuals, people with chronic illnesses, older adults, disabled adults, and children.
“There are cities and towns across the country and around the world with immense potential; we just need to help them leverage their assets in a structured way.”