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Addressing Lead in Drinking Water: The Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR)
Congressional Research Service · 2021-06-22 · Reports · 12,347 words · PDF available
Lead’s adverse health effects—especially for children, even at low levels of exposure—have driven continuing efforts to reduce lead exposure through drinking water. Primarily, lead enters drinking wat...
The Debt Collection Market and Selected Policy Issues
Congressional Research Service · 2021-06-22 · Reports · 9,254 words · PDF available
When a consumer defaults on a debt, a third-party debt collector often collects the debt obligation rather than the lender to whom the debt is originally owed. The debt collection market helps lenders...
Fulton v. Philadelphia: Religious Exemptions from Generally Applicable Laws
Congressional Research Service · 2021-06-22 · Posts · 2,889 words · PDF available
The Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia on June 17, 2021. In Fulton, a Catholic foster care agency raised religious objections to complying with Phil...
Production, Marketing, and Regulation of Hemp Products
Congressional Research Service · 2021-06-22 · Resources · 1,317 words · PDF available
Changes enacted in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-334; 2018 farm bill) removed long-standing federal restrictions on the cultivation of hemp. Hemp is a form of Cannabis sativa, the ...