Newly updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been authorized by Congress for broad public distribution include the following.
Trafficking in Persons: International Dimensions and Foreign Policy Issues for Congress, July 6, 2012
Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve: Current Policy and Conditions, July 6, 2012
The Definition of “Supervisor” Under the National Labor Relations Act, July 5, 2012
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies: FY2013 Appropriations, July 5, 2012
The Secretary of Health and Human Services should launch a Department-wide initiative to reduce wasteful spending on health services, drugs, and ineffective medical devices, saving many lives as well as billions of dollars annually.
Now that the One Big Beautiful Bill is law, the elimination of clean energy tax credits will cause a nation of higher energy bills – even for consumers and states that aren’t using clean energy.
Bureaucracy significantly hinders federally funded scientific research, diverting scientists’ time from discovery to low-value administrative tasks.
Mandated publication would ensure all federal grants have outputs, whether hypotheses were supported or not, reducing repetition of ideas in future grant applications.