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Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA): A Legal Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-09 · Resources · 1,449 words · PDF available
In 1938, Congress enacted the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) to reduce the influence of foreign propaganda circulating in the United States. Anticipating that greater transparency could help a...
Overview of FY2023 Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS)
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-09 · Reports · 9,034 words · PDF available
This report describes actions taken to provide FY2023 appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) accounts. The annual CJS appropriations act provides funding for the Dep...
Diesel and Fuel Oil: Distillate Supply Issues
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-09 · Reports · 7,249 words · PDF available
Distillate fuel oil, a fuel category that includes diesel and heating oil, is a middle distillate produced by separating crude oil in a refinery. Distillate fuel oil is primarily used for two purposes...
Bank Capital Requirements: A Primer and Policy Issues
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-09 · Reports · 20,294 words · PDF available
Financial regulators at the state and federal levels take a number of measures to ensure the financial health of banks, generally through what is referred to as prudential (or safety and soundness) re...
Capital Markets: Overview and Selected Policy Issues in the 118th Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-09 · Reports · 24,193 words · PDF available
Capital markets are part of the financial system where entities raise funding from investors by dealing in stocks, bonds, digital asset securities, and other investments. As a main segment of the fina...
Drought in the United States: Science, Policy, and Selected Federal Authorities
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-09 · Reports · 24,634 words · PDF available
Droughta deficiency of moisture that results in adverse effectsoccurs to some extent almost every year in areas of the United States. Droughts can simultaneously reduce available water supplies and in...
Fifth Circuit: CFPB’s Funding Authority is Unconstitutional
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-09 · Posts · 2,952 words · PDF available
In 2010, Congress established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the CFPB or Bureau) as an independent bureau within the Federal Reserve System. As with other financial regulators, Congress gav...