New reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public release include the following.
Vacancy on the Supreme Court: CRS Products, CRS Legal Sidebar, March 21, 2016
Justice Antonin Scalia: His Jurisprudence and His Impact on the Court, March 18, 2016
Merrick Garland’s Nomination to the Supreme Court: Initial Observations, CRS Legal Sidebar, March 17, 2016
Argentina: Background and U.S. Relations, March 22, 2016
U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians, March 18, 2016
Turkey: Background and U.S. Relations in Brief, March 18, 2016
Cars, Trucks, and Climate: EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gases from Mobile Sources, March 16, 2016
Transportation Spending Under an Earmark Ban, March 17, 2016
Aliens’ Right to Counsel in Removal Proceedings: In Brief, March 17, 2016
Federally Supported Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment Programs, March 17, 2016
Navy Lasers, Railgun, and Hypervelocity Projectile: Background and Issues for Congress, March 18, 2016
Can Agencies Take Actions That They Are Not Expressly Authorized by Statute to Take?, CRS Legal Sidebar, March 22, 2016
Access to Government Information In the United States: A Primer, March 18, 2016
As humans expand our geographic reach, encroach on untouched natural territories, and interact more with animal populations, we will encounter novel zoonotic diseases that threaten the human body. The sooner we act to address these risks, the better.
This report serves as a landscape assessment and toolbox from which local governments can negotiate an informed position when it comes to the levers available to them and includes a first-of-its kind analysis of eight executed community benefits agreements.
When a hurricane hits, it’s all hands on deck – that goes for federal data, too. Pulling back from our investments in timely, accurate, and accessible public data will only make us less prepared and put us all at greater risk.
This is bigger than a singular elimination of race and ethnicity questions. It could accelerate the second wave of widespread reductions to demographic data, leaving public health officials with even less information to deliver better health outcomes for all Americans.