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Impeachment Investigations, Part II: Access
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-15 · Posts · 3,301 words · PDF available
On December 13, 2023, the House directed a trio of House committees to “continue their ongoing investigations ... into whether sufficient grounds exist” to impeach President Joe Biden. The inquiry, wh...
Enhanced Prudential Regulation of Large Banks
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-15 · Reports · 22,546 words · PDF available
The 2007-2009 financial crisis highlighted the problem of “too big to fail” financial institutions—the concept that the failure of large financial firms could trigger financial instability, which in s...
Accrual and Reinvestor Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs)
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-15 · Resources · 1,645 words · PDF available
The Small Business Administration (SBA) administers several programs to increase access to capital for small businesses. Among those is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program. Under the ...
Federal Guidelines, Testing, and Certification for Electronic Poll Books (E-Poll Books)
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-15 · Posts · 1,097 words · PDF available
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) oversees a program to test and certify voting systems to a set of voluntary federal guidelines known as the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG). No ...
Is Climate Change Influencing Wildfires? Climate Change Effects on Wildfires in the United States
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-15 · Posts · 1,029 words · PDF available
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), climate change-driven increases in temperature, drought, and atmospheric drying have led to an increase in wildfire risk and wi...
Law Enforcement Use of Artificial Intelligence and Directives in the 2023 Executive Order
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-15 · Posts · 984 words · PDF available
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) has expanded in a variety of arenas, including by law enforcement. AI has been broadly conceptualized as computerized systems operating in ways often thought to...
Return of Nominations to the President Under Senate Rule XXXI
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-15 · Reports · 2,930 words · PDF available
Nominations that have been neither confirmed nor rejected by the Senate at the time the Senate adjourns sine die or for a period of more than 30 days are returned to the President pursuant to Senate R...