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Transportation Spending Under an Earmark Ban
Congressional Research Service · 2020-05-05 · Reports · 7,107 words · PDF available
In the 112th Congress (2011-2012), the House and Senate began observing a moratorium on earmarks. Earmarks—formally known as congressionally directed spending—directed a significant amount of federal ...
Forest Carbon Primer
Congressional Research Service · 2020-05-05 · Reports · 14,595 words · PDF available
The global carbon cycle is the process by which the element carbon moves between the air, land, ocean, and Earth’s crust. The movement of increasing amounts of carbon into the atmosphere, particularly...
Judiciary Budget Request, FY2021
Congressional Research Service · 2020-05-05 · Resources · 1,187 words · PDF available
Overview The FY2021 judiciary budget request totals $8.56 billion. This total includes $7.82 billion in discretionary funds (an increase of 4.4% over the FY2020 enacted level), and $739.7 million in m...
Transportation Infrastructure Investment as Economic Stimulus: Lessons from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Congressional Research Service · 2020-05-05 · Reports · 5,186 words · PDF available
Congress is considering federal funding for infrastructure to revive an economy damaged by Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Congress previously provided infrastructure funding for economic stimulu...