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Federal Employee Furloughs: Types and Implications
Congressional Research Service · 2020-12-15 · Resources · 1,662 words · PDF available
Federal employees perform complex duties in pursuit of the diverse missions of their agencies. Some outcomes of the federal budget process have significant implications for employees. Among other impa...
U.S. Trade Concerns Regarding the EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy
Congressional Research Service · 2020-12-15 · Resources · 1,716 words · PDF available
In May 2020, the European Union (EU) proposed its Farm to Fork (F2F) Strategy and its Biodiversity Strategy, which would impose restrictions on EU agriculture through targeted reductions in the use of...
African American Members of the U.S. Congress: 1870-2020
Congressional Research Service · 2020-12-15 · Reports · 17,823 words
In total, 163 African Americans have served in Congress. This total includes 153 African Americans (147 Representatives and 6 Delegates) elected only to the House of Representatives; 9 African America...
Unemployment Compensation (UC) and the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF): Funding UC Benefits
Congressional Research Service · 2020-12-15 · Reports · 4,031 words
This report provides a summary of how Unemployment Compensation (UC) benefits are funded through the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF). The UTF in the U.S. Treasury is designated as a trust fund for feder...