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Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 117th Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2022-10-21 · Reports · 17,437 words
The 117th Congress has taken action on bills that address a range of immigration issues and has enacted several immigration provisions. Most of the enacted provisions are included in appropriations ac...
Small Business Research Programs: SBIR and STTR
Congressional Research Service · 2022-10-21 · Reports · 18,356 words
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program was established in 1982 by the Small Business Innovation Development Act (P.L. 97-219) to increase the participation of small innovative companies...
Sanctions Legislation and the Bill of Attainder Clause
Congressional Research Service · 2022-10-21 · Resources · 1,820 words · PDF available
Article I, Section 9, of the Constitution prohibits Congress from enacting bills of attainder. The Supreme Court has described a bill of attainder as “a law that legislatively determines guilt and inf...