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Small Business Management and Technical Assistance Training Programs
Congressional Research Service · 2022-06-09 · Reports · 22,290 words · PDF available
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has provided managerial and technical assistance training to small businesses since it began operations in 1953. Initially, the SBA provided its own training pr...
Stablecoins: Legal Issues and Regulatory Options (Part 2)
Congressional Research Service · 2022-06-09 · Posts · 1,353 words · PDF available
As discussed in the first part of this two-part Legal Sidebar series, stablecoins are cryptocurrencies whose value is pegged to a reference asset like the U.S. dollar. While stablecoin issuers attempt...
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) FY2022 Appropriations
Congressional Research Service · 2022-06-09 · Resources · 1,236 words · PDF available
With congressional approval, the Nixon Administration established the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under executive branch Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970. This reorganization consolida...
Stablecoins: Legal Issues and Regulatory Options (Part 1)
Congressional Research Service · 2022-06-09 · Posts · 3,047 words · PDF available
In 2008, the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto released a white paper describing a peer-to-peer system of electronic cash. The product of that paper—Bitcoin—now boasts a market capitalization of roughly $...
Temporary Professional Foreign Workers: Background, Trends, and Policy Issues
Congressional Research Service · 2022-06-09 · Reports · 17,525 words · PDF available
Temporary visas have become an increasingly important gateway for foreign professionals to work in the United States. Since 1997, the number of visas issued annually for temporary professional workers...
Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Siting: FERC Policy and Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2022-06-09 · Reports · 17,472 words
Growth in U.S. natural gas production has driven the development of new pipelines from producing regions to consuming markets. Over 300,000 miles of transmission pipeline already transport natural gas...