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Distribution Problems: Volcker Rule Exemption Raises Ambiguity
Posts · Dec 17, 2018
According to a recent report, some large banks are contemplating a legal challenge to a regulation commonly referred to as the Volcker Rule, which (subject to certain exceptions) prohibits federally...
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.1602, to coordinate Federal research and development efforts focused on modernizing mathematics in STEM education...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Feb 26, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Hearings to examine defining our healthcare problem, and principles we should follow to solve it.
senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations · Dec 10, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing “Bid Protest Reform: Understanding the Problem”
house Government Operations Subcommittee · Jul 22, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing Hearings to examine District Judges, focusing on exploring legislative solutions to the bipartisan problem of universal injunctions.
senate Judiciary Committee · Apr 2, 2025 · Request transcript
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Behavioral Health Among American Indian and Alaska Natives: An Overview
Reports · Sep 16, 2016
Behavioral health problems (e.g., mental disorders, substance use disorders, and suicide) among the American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) population have been the subject of multiple...
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Election Systems: Recent Action by the Election Assistance Commission
Posts · Apr 3, 2024
The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) was established by the Help America Vote Act in response to problems with the administration of the 2000 elections. Among other responsibilities, such as...
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Taxpayer Advocate Service: Purpose, History, Performance, and Resources
Resources · Jul 7, 2022
The Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) is intended to play a significant role in protecting taxpayer rights and fostering taxpayer confidence in the accountability and integrity of the Internal Revenue...
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Congressional Use of Advisory Commissions Following Crises
Resources · Mar 25, 2020
Throughout U.S. history, Congress has used advisory commissions to assist in the development of public policy. Among other contexts, commissions have been used following crisis situations, including...
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Bank Failures and the FDIC
Resources · Mar 23, 2023
This In Focus provides an introduction to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC’s) process for resolving failing FDIC-insured banks. It also identifies policy issues Congress may consider...
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Could the Global Legal Entity Identifier Be Useful for Financial Transparency Legislation in the 116th Congress?
Resources · Oct 22, 2019
Overview The 116th Congress is examining legislation related to financial transparency. This has come in the form of bills—H.R. 2513, S. 2563, S. 1978, or S. 1889—that would mandate greater...
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Siegel v. Fitzgerald: Supreme Court Makes Rare Comment on the Bankruptcy Clause’s Uniformity Requirement
Posts · Jul 1, 2022
On June 6, 2022, the Supreme Court decided Siegel v. Fitzgerald, holding that the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (the “2017 Act”) violated the uniformity requirement of the U.S. Constitution’s...
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The Federal Reserve’s Main Street Lending Program
Resources · Nov 4, 2020
In response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Federal Reserve (Fed) created a series of emergency lending programs, including the Main Street Lending Program (MSLP). The MSLP supports...
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School-Based Mental Health: Introduction and Considerations for Congress
Report · Nov 28, 2025
This report describes common models of school-based mental health (SBMH) programs, summarizes research on the effectiveness of such approaches, and discusses considerations for Congress....
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The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC): An Overview
InFocus · May 6, 2026
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is an independent federal agency that is charged with helping election officials to improve the administration of elections and voters to participate in...
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India: Human Rights Assessments
Resources · Apr 24, 2024
Overview India is a multiparty, federal, parliamentary democracy. As reported by the State Department’s 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (Human Rights Reports or HRRs), India is the...
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The Twenty-First Amendment and the End of Prohibition, Part 2: The Wickersham Commission and the Repeal Movement
Posts · Oct 31, 2023
This Legal Sidebar is the second in a six-part series that discusses the Twenty-First Amendment to the Constitution. The Twenty-First Amendment repealed the Eighteenth Amendment, which prohibited the...
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School Safety and Target Hardening
Resources · Jun 10, 2022
The May 2022 deaths of 19 students and 2 teachers in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX, has led some Members of Congress to discuss a range of policy options to address gun...
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Supreme Court Preserves Patent Trial and Appeal Board, but with Greater Executive Oversight
Posts · Jun 29, 2021
In 2011, Congress enacted a major patent reform bill, the Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA). Among other things, the AIA created new adversarial administrative proceedings within the Patent and...