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Juvenile Delinquents and Federal Criminal Law: The Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act and Related Matters
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-09 · Reports · 14,600 words · PDF available
The Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act (JDA) gives federal authorities three options when a juvenile violates federal criminal law. First, they can refer the juvenile to state authorities. Second, they ...
Solar Geoengineering and Climate Change
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-09 · Reports · 7,481 words · PDF available
Solar geoengineering (SG) refers to a set of methods aimed at cooling the Earth in order to counteract the warming effects of increases in greenhouse gases (GHGs). Interest in SG has developed due to ...
Juvenile Delinquents and Federal Criminal Law: The Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act and Related Matters in Short
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-09 · Reports · 5,023 words · PDF available
The federal Juvenile Delinquency Act (JDA) gives federal authorities three options when a juvenile violates federal criminal law. First, they can refer the juvenile to state authorities. Second, they ...
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: Overview of FY2023 Appropriations
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-09 · Reports · 9,533 words · PDF available
The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill—often called the Interior bill—contains funding for about three dozen agencies and entities. Funded entities include most of the Dep...
Enlisting Assistance or Intruding On Judicial Independence? Compelling Testimony by Supreme Court Justices
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-09 · Posts · 2,953 words · PDF available
In conjunction with growing public and congressional interest in how the Supreme Court approaches ethical issues, the Senate Judiciary Committee recently invited Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. or a...
Appeals Court Holds That Apple’s “Walled Garden” Does Not Violate Federal Antitrust Law
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-09 · Posts · 2,307 words · PDF available
On April 24, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court decision holding that Apple does not violate federal antitrust law by restricting app distribution on iOS d...
Shipping on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway: An Update
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-09 · Reports · 3,404 words · PDF available
Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway shipping ports iron ore steel coal bulk waterborne freight locks ships navigation army corps of engineers maritime shipyard icebreaker coast guard docks wharfs cruise c...
House Rule XXI, Clause 10: The CUTGO Rule
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-09 · Reports · 6,483 words · PDF available
House Rule XXI, clause 10, currently referred to as the CUTGO (or cut-as-you-go) rule, prohibits the consideration of legislation that is estimated to result in a net increase in mandatory spending ov...