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CIC Services v. Internal Revenue Service: Interpreting the Tax Anti-Injunction Act
Congressional Research Service · 2021-02-23 · Posts · 2,354 words · PDF available
On December 1, 2020, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in CIC Services v. Internal Revenue Service, a case that could resolve conflicts resulting from the way courts have interpreted the Tax Anti-...
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: History, Impact, and Issues
Congressional Research Service · 2021-02-23 · Reports · 30,691 words · PDF available
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) culminated years of effort by state and local government officials and business interests to control, if not eliminate, the imposition of unfunded inter...
U.S. International Food Assistance:An Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2021-02-23 · Reports · 10,321 words · PDF available
The United States is one of the foremost donors of food, or the means to purchase food, to people around the world at risk of hunger. The goal of U.S. international food assistance programs is to prov...
The Defense Production Act Committee (DPAC): A Primer
Congressional Research Service · 2021-02-23 · Resources · 1,552 words · PDF available
The Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA, 50 U.S.C. §4501 et seq.) confers on the President authorities to mobilize domestic industry in service of national defense, broadly defined, including emergenc...
Off-Label Use of Prescription Drugs
Congressional Research Service · 2021-02-23 · Reports · 8,121 words · PDF available
When the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves a drug for sale in the United States, the approval includes a section entitled “Indications for Use.” This section lists the one or more diseases, ...
Money for Something: Music Licensing in the 21st Century
Congressional Research Service · 2021-02-23 · Reports · 16,985 words · PDF available
Songwriters and recording artists are generally entitled to receive compensation for (1) reproductions, distributions, and public performances of the notes and lyrics they create (the musical works), ...
Huawei and U.S. Law
Congressional Research Service · 2021-02-23 · Reports · 19,377 words · PDF available
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei) has grown to be the world’s largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer since its founding in 1987 by a former engineer in China’s People’s Liberation Army...
Financial Transactions Taxes: In Brief
Congressional Research Service · 2021-02-23 · Reports · 3,537 words
Since the financial crisis and the ensuing 2008-2009 Great Recession, the idea of imposing a tax on financial transactions has appeared somewhat frequently in policy debates. At its most basic level, ...