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Conservative Senators Stop Weaponization of Child Abuse Bill Against Parents Opposed to Abortion, “Transgenderism” for Children
Heritage Foundation · 2023-05-18 · Commentary · 1,292 words
Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) (L) delivers remarks on September 4, 2018 in Washington, D.C., sitting beside Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT).Chip Somodevilla / Getty ImagesKey TakeawaysTh...
Supreme Court Considers Religious Accommodations in the Workplace
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-18 · Posts · 2,912 words · PDF available
Recent Supreme Court decisions interpreting the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the Religion and Speech Clauses of the First Amendment have strengthened protections for religious activity. The C...
The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act: Prosecuting Foreign States After the Supreme Court’s Decision in Halkbank
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-18 · Posts · 2,129 words · PDF available
The Supreme Court’s decision in Türkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States, holding that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) does not provide foreign states immunity from criminal prosecution,...
Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the U.S. Electricity Sector: Background, Policies, and Projections
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-18 · Reports · 11,397 words · PDF available
International negotiations and domestic policy developments continue to generate congressional interest in current and projected U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The United States has pledged to r...
Tribal Co-management of Federal Lands: Overview and Selected Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-18 · Reports · 16,413 words · PDF available
In recent decades, congressional interest in federal-tribal collaboration, or co-management, on federal lands has grown, especially as some tribes have sought more input into federal land management. ...
National Forest System Management: Overview and Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-18 · Reports · 18,195 words · PDF available
The 193 million acres of the National Forest System (NFS) comprise 154 national forests, 20 national grasslands, and several other federal land designations. Management of the NFS is one of the three ...
Chevron Deference: A Primer
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-18 · Reports · 22,957 words · PDF available
When Congress delegates regulatory functions to an administrative agency, that agency’s ability to act is governed by the statutes that authorize it to carry out these delegated tasks. In the course o...
Federal Preemption: A Legal Primer
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-18 · Reports · 17,426 words · PDF available
The Constitution’s Supremacy Clause provides that federal law is “the supreme Law of the Land” notwithstanding any state law to the contrary. This language is the foundation for the doctrine of federa...
Single-Employer Defined Benefit Pension Plans: Funding Relief and Modifications to Funding Rules
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-18 · Reports · 10,749 words · PDF available
To protect the interests of participants and beneficiaries in pension plans, Congress enacted the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA; P.L. 93-406). ERISA specified funding rules fo...