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CPTPP: Overview and Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2023-06-16 · Resources · 1,712 words · PDF available
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is a free trade agreement (FTA) formed by the 11 remaining members of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) aft...
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: A Primer
Congressional Research Service · 2023-06-16 · Resources · 1,659 words · PDF available
Congress enacted the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA, P.L. 104-4) to “strengthen the partnership between Federal, State, local, and tribal governments by ensuring that the impact of legisla...
India-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2023-06-16 · Reports · 11,719 words · PDF available
India, home to nearly one-fifth of global population, became the world’s most populous country in 2023. Many factors combine to infuse India’s government and people with “great power” aspirations: the...
A Brief Examination of Union Membership Data
Congressional Research Service · 2023-06-16 · Reports · 7,684 words · PDF available
In the United States, the share of workers who are unionized relative to the total labor force (union density) has been declining for decades. This report analyzes union density in the United States. ...