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A Review of Diversity and Inclusion at America’s Largest Insurance Companies
Congressional Research Service · 2022-09-20 · Testimony · 2,313 words · PDF available
Federal Admiralty and Maritime Jurisdiction Part 1: Introduction
Congressional Research Service · 2022-09-20 · Posts · 728 words · PDF available
This Legal Sidebar post is the first in a five-part series that discusses the bases and scope of U.S. admiralty and maritime jurisdiction. Last year, a supply-chain bottleneck arose at the nation’s po...
Federal Admiralty and Maritime Jurisdiction Part 2: Historical Background
Congressional Research Service · 2022-09-20 · Posts · 816 words · PDF available
This Legal Sidebar post is the second in a five-part series that discusses the bases and scope of U.S. admiralty and maritime jurisdiction. Last year, a supply-chain bottleneck arose at the nation’s p...
Public Banks: History and Recent Proposals
Congressional Research Service · 2022-09-20 · Resources · 1,757 words · PDF available
Overview of Public Banks Banks are generally private enterprises chartered by state or federal regulators for the purposes of accepting deposits and making credit available to the communities they ser...
Federal Admiralty and Maritime Jurisdiction Part 3: Territorial Scope
Congressional Research Service · 2022-09-20 · Posts · 807 words · PDF available
This Legal Sidebar post is the third in a five-part series that discusses the bases and scope of U.S. admiralty and maritime jurisdiction. Last year, a supply-chain bottleneck arose at the nation’s po...
Federal Admiralty and Maritime Jurisdiction Part 4: Torts and Maritime Contracts or Services
Congressional Research Service · 2022-09-20 · Posts · 1,187 words · PDF available
This Legal Sidebar post is the fourth in a five-part series that discusses the bases and scope of U.S. admiralty and maritime jurisdiction. Last year, a supply-chain bottleneck arose at the nation’s p...
Federal Admiralty and Maritime Jurisdiction Part 5: Exclusivity of Federal Jurisdiction
Congressional Research Service · 2022-09-20 · Posts · 774 words · PDF available
This Legal Sidebar post is the fifth in a five-part series that discusses the bases and scope of U.S. admiralty and maritime jurisdiction. Last year, a supply-chain bottleneck arose at the nation’s po...
Federal Financial and Budgetary Reporting: A Primer
Congressional Research Service · 2022-09-20 · Resources · 1,561 words · PDF available
Introduction To improve the transparency and integrity of the federal government and its activities, Congress has established in law an evolving framework for budgetary and financial reporting. This I...
The Clean Water Act at Fifty: Highlights and Lessons Learned from a Half Century of Transformative Legislation
Congressional Research Service · 2022-09-20 · Testimony · 5,374 words · PDF available
Clean Water Act, CWA, water pollution, wastewater, Water Resources Reform and Development Act, America’s Water Infrastructure Act, AIWA, Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, WIFIA, Sewer O...