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Unpaused: District Court Enjoins Biden Administration from “Pausing” Oil and Gas Leasing on Federal Land
Congressional Research Service · 2021-07-21 · Posts · 1,221 words · PDF available
The President and the Secretary of the Interior have broad authority to administer oil and natural gas exploration and production on federal lands, but that authority has some limits. A federal judge ...
Tribal Land and Ownership Statuses: Overview and Selected Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2021-07-21 · Reports · 13,111 words · PDF available
Tribal lands can have a complicated and intermingled mix of land ownership statuses. The history between federally recognized Indian tribes (hereinafter, Indian tribes or tribes) and the United States...
Craft Alcoholic Beverage Industry: Overview and Regulation
Congressional Research Service · 2021-07-21 · Resources · 1,753 words · PDF available
American production of craft alcoholic beverages—whether beer, wine, liqueurs, distilled spirits, cider/perry, mead, or fermented drinks—has increased in recent years in response to rising demand. In ...
The SEC’s September 2020 Reform on Investor Eligibility to Advance Shareholder Proposals
Congressional Research Service · 2021-07-21 · Resources · 1,488 words · PDF available
At a publicly traded company’s annual or special meeting, its shareholders typically vote to appoint board members and adopt or reject various shareholder- and management-sponsored business proposals,...