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What Is Place-Based Economic Development?
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-24 · Resources · 1,528 words · PDF available
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) defines economic development as creating “the conditions for economic growth and improved quality of life by expanding the capacity of individuals, firms,...
Fusion Energy
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-24 · Resources · 1,758 words · PDF available
The federal government has supported fusion energy research and development (R&D) for decades. In recent years, congressional interest in fusion has grown in response to scientific progress by fusion ...
Oversight of Inspectors General: The CIGIE Integrity Committee
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-24 · Resources · 1,294 words · PDF available
The role of inspectors general (IGs) in the federal government makes it particularly important that they operate with integrity and maintain the confidence of government stakeholders and the public. W...
Funding and Financing Highways and Public Transportation Under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-24 · Reports · 18,664 words · PDF available
Congress has long considered how to pay for investment in highway and public transportation infrastructure. Since 1956, federal surface transportation programs have been largely funded by taxes on mot...
Comparison of Proposed Legislation Concerning Fentanyl-Related Substances
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-24 · Reports · 4,737 words · PDF available
On February 6, 2018, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a temporary scheduling order that placed certain “fentanyl-related substances” (FRS) in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Ac...
Involuntary Civil Commitment: Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Protections
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-24 · Reports · 19,833 words · PDF available
Involuntary civil commitment refers to the forced hospitalization of persons with serious mental illness (SMI). While this process is generally governed by state law, it also implicates constitutional...
Stop the Presses? Newspapers in the Digital Age
Congressional Research Service · 2023-05-24 · Reports · 16,144 words · PDF available
During the past 20 years, more than 200 local daily newspapers have either reduced their publication frequency or ceased publishing altogether. Among those that survived, many employ a fraction of the...