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Congress’s Authority to Influence and Control Executive Branch Agencies
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-30 · Reports · 32,025 words · PDF available
The Constitution does not establish administrative agencies or explicitly prescribe the manner by which they may be created. Even so, the Supreme Court has generally recognized that Congress has broad...
Reclamation Water Storage Projects: Section 4007 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-30 · Resources · 1,205 words · PDF available
Congress created a new authority for the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation, part of the Department of the Interior) to build new water storage projects in Section 4007 of the Water Infrastructure Imp...
Communications Between Congress and Federal Agencies During the Rulemaking Process
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-30 · Resources · 1,609 words · PDF available
Congress often delegates legislative authority to federal agencies in statute. Using that authority, agencies issue regulations to implement legislative objectives and programs. Regulations carry the ...
Safe Drinking Water Act: Proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for Specified PFAS
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-30 · Resources · 1,777 words · PDF available
Detections of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in public water supplies have heightened public and congressional interest in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) authorities un...
Reasonable Accommodations for Employees with Disabilities
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-30 · Resources · 1,720 words · PDF available
Three federal laws provide the primary protections for employees and job applicants with disabilities. First, Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111–12117, prohibits ...
House Rules Changes Affecting Floor Proceedings in the 118th Congress (2023-2024)
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-30 · Reports · 4,619 words · PDF available
As agreed to in the House, H.Res. 5, a resolution adopting the rules of the House of Representatives, provided amendments to the standing rules and separate orders that affect floor proceedings in the...
The Railway Labor Act and Congressional Action
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-30 · Posts · 1,557 words · PDF available
The Railway Labor Act (RLA; 45 U.S.C. §§ 151 et seq.) governs disputes between railway carriers and labor unions. Beginning in 2019, labor unions representing railway employees and the National Carrie...