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FDA Regulation of Medical Devices
Congressional Research Service · 2023-01-04 · Reports · 20,620 words · PDF available
Medical devices are an important part of health care service delivery, and developments in new technologies can improve their ability to diagnose and treat illness. The medical device industry produce...
Ukraine and International Financial Institutions
Congressional Research Service · 2023-01-04 · Resources · 1,654 words · PDF available
Russia’s war against Ukraine has devastated the Ukrainian economy and is having widespread repercussions in Europe and around the world. While the economic impact is largest in Ukraine, neighboring co...
Redesigning Circulating Quarters, Half Dollars, and Dollar Coins: Current and Future Designs
Congressional Research Service · 2023-01-04 · Resources · 1,175 words · PDF available
In January 2021, the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-330) was enacted. The legislation authorizes the redesigns of the circulating quarter dollar, half dollar, and $1 coins...
Quarter and Half Dollar Coins: History and Current Status
Congressional Research Service · 2023-01-04 · Resources · 1,012 words · PDF available
The Secretary of the Treasury, through the U.S. Mint, is statutorily authorized to issue specific denominations of circulating coins (31 U.S.C. §5112). Currently, the United States has six circulating...
Potential Causes of Delayed Disbursements of Supplemental Grant Funding
Congressional Research Service · 2023-01-04 · Resources · 1,322 words · PDF available
Introduction Congress uses an annual appropriations process to fund the routine activities of most federal agencies, including appropriating funding for federal grant programs. Congress may also appro...
Congressional Involvement in the Design of Circulating Coins
Congressional Research Service · 2023-01-04 · Resources · 1,088 words · PDF available
In April 1792, the Coinage Act (1 Stat. 246) established the United States Mint. Pursuant to the act, Congress prescribed various aspects of the design of circulating coins. For example, the Coinage A...