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Climate Change Adaptation: Department of Commerce
Congressional Research Service · 2021-04-01 · Reports · 19,526 words · PDF available
Climate change affects the mission and programs of the Department of Commerce (DOC) and its agencies, and these effects are likely to continue. DOC’s wide-ranging responsibilities include trade enforc...
FEMA’s Public Assistance Program: A Primer and Considerations for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2021-04-01 · Reports · 25,935 words
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) Program is central to contemporary U.S. federal emergency and disaster relief. Over the past 10 years, PA has been authorized in...
Torres v. Madrid: Police Use of Force, Fourth Amendment Seizures, and Fleeing Suspects
Congressional Research Service · 2021-04-01 · Posts · 2,832 words · PDF available
UPDATE: On March 25, 2021 the Supreme Court held in a 5-to-3 decision in Torres v. Madrid that the “application of physical force to the body of a person with intent to restrain is a seizure” within t...
High Court to Review Tribal Police Search and Seizure Case
Congressional Research Service · 2021-04-01 · Posts · 2,533 words · PDF available
Update: On March 23, 2021, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the tribal police search and seizure case covered in this post, United States v. Cooley. The case challenges a tribal police office...
Tax Credit Bonds: Overview and Analysis
Congressional Research Service · 2021-04-01 · Reports · 7,615 words
Nearly all state and local governments sell bonds to finance public projects and certain qualified private activities. The federal government subsidizes state and local bond issuances through a number...
Supreme Court Appointment Process: Senate Debate and Confirmation Vote
Congressional Research Service · 2021-04-01 · Reports · 18,051 words · PDF available
The procedure for appointing a Justice to the Supreme Court is provided for in the U.S. Constitution in only a few words. The “Appointments Clause” in the Constitution (Article II, Section 2, clause 2...