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Federal Reserve: Emergency Lending
Congressional Research Service · 2020-03-27 · Reports · 18,885 words · PDF available
The 2007-2009 financial crisis led the Federal Reserve (Fed) to revive an obscure provision found in Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. §343) to extend credit to nonbank financial fir...
COVID-19: Response of the Oil and Gas Pipelines Sector
Congressional Research Service · 2020-03-27 · Resources · 1,591 words · PDF available
The spread of the novel coronavirus and the measures put in place to control it are impacting U.S. oil and natural gas pipelines—a critical infrastructure sector. Pipelines are essential not only in p...
COVID-19 Response: Constitutional Protections for Private Property
Congressional Research Service · 2020-03-27 · Posts · 2,712 words · PDF available
As communities respond to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the interests of governments and property owners may clash. Governments have an interest in controlling spread of the diseas...
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Processing Changes Due to COVID-19: In Brief
Congressional Research Service · 2020-03-27 · Reports · 2,973 words · PDF available
As federal agencies adjust their operations in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, activities related to the processing and release of government information are also changing. Agencies such as the Federa...