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Emergency Authorities Under the National Emergencies Act, Stafford Act, and Public Health Service Act
Congressional Research Service · 2020-07-14 · Reports · 22,753 words · PDF available
The Supreme Court has explained that the President’s authority “must stem either from an act of Congress or from the Constitution itself.” Because Article II of the Constitution does not grant the Exe...
Presidential Succession: Perspectives and Contemporary Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2020-07-14 · Reports · 16,427 words · PDF available
Succession to the office of President of the United States is provided for by the Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and Title 3, Section 19 of the U.S. Code (3 U.S.C. §19). The Twenty-Fi...
Saltonstall-Kennedy Act: Background and Issues
Congressional Research Service · 2020-07-14 · Reports · 7,153 words
The Saltonstall-Kennedy (S-K) Act of 1954 (15 U.S.C. §713c-3) established a program to provide financial support for research and development of commercial fisheries. The S-K Act created a fund (known...
Energy Tax Provisions Expiring in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 (“Tax Extenders”)
Congressional Research Service · 2020-07-14 · Reports · 11,105 words · PDF available
This report briefly summarizes and discusses the economic impact of the energy-related tax provisions that are scheduled to expire in 2020, 2021, 2022, or 2023. Fourteen temporary energy tax provision...