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Bank Capital Requirements: Basel III Endgame
Congressional Research Service · 2023-11-30 · Reports · 10,979 words · PDF available
Setting bank capital requirements is an iterative process. Requirements have repeatedly been tweaked over the decades as problems emerge or policy priorities change. For example, in 2013 U.S. regulato...
Honduras: Background and U.S. Relations
Congressional Research Service · 2023-11-30 · Reports · 12,312 words · PDF available
Honduras, a Central American nation of 9.8 million people, has had close ties with the United States for many years. The country served as a base for U.S. operations designed to counter Soviet influen...
Siting Challenges for Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Pipelines
Congressional Research Service · 2023-11-30 · Posts · 1,071 words · PDF available
Carbon dioxide (CO2) pipelines are an essential part of carbon capture and storage (CCS) systems, promoted by the Biden Administration and some in Congress to reduce emissions of CO2—a greenhouse gas—...
The Federal Tax Gap: Overview, Analysis, and Policy Options
Congressional Research Service · 2023-11-30 · Reports · 10,078 words · PDF available
The federal tax gap is a measurement of the amount of federal taxes that taxpayers legally owe but do not pay on time in a given year. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) estimates that the average ann...
Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization: An Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2023-11-30 · Reports · 4,567 words · PDF available
In 1978, Congress passed P.L. 95-507, which among other actions, established an Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) in each federal agency having procurement powers. The leg...