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Access to Government Information: An Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-18 · Reports · 9,959 words · PDF available
Congress has long recognized the people’s right to know about the operations and actions of the federal government. A series of modern statutes provides a framework for ways the public may access gove...
Congressional Court Watcher: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers (December 11–December 17, 2023)
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-18 · Posts · 2,007 words · PDF available
The federal courts issue hundreds of decisions every week in cases involving diverse legal disputes. This Sidebar series selects decisions from the past week that may be of particular interest to fede...
The Presidential Records Act: An Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-18 · Reports · 6,241 words · PDF available
Presidential records provide Congress, members of the public, and researchers with documentation, context, and explanations for presidential actions. The Presidential Records Act (PRA; 44 U.S.C. §§220...
Deficit Spending During Higher Inflation and Interest Rates: Implications for Debt Sustainability
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-18 · Reports · 8,911 words · PDF available
Expansionary fiscal policy (an increase in the budget deficit through an increase in government spending, decrease in tax revenue, or some combination of both) can be an important tool in stimulating ...
Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs: Background and Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-18 · Reports · 11,624 words · PDF available
Congress has demonstrated interest in the provision of safe drinking water and in the maintenance of existing drinking water infrastructure. Outbreaks of waterborne diseases (e.g., Legionnaires’ disea...
The National Spectrum Strategy for Wireless Technologies: Priorities, Objectives, and Congressional Considerations
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-18 · Resources · 1,547 words
Most wireless technologies and services, including mobile communications, radionavigation systems, radar systems, satellites, and radio and television broadcasting, rely on a range of radiofrequency s...
National Park System: Air Tour Management Issues
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-18 · Resources · 1,541 words · PDF available
The statutory and regulatory framework for conducting air tours over units of the National Park System has been of ongoing interest to Congress. The National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 (Air...