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Programs for Beginning, Limited Resource, Veteran, Socially Disadvantaged, and Tribal and Indigenous Farmers and Ranchers and for Small Farms and Ranches
Congressional Research Service · 2024-04-01 · Reports · 15,600 words · PDF available
Historically underserved farmers and ranchers represent a diverse share of all U.S. agricultural producers. This includes socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers (SDFRs), who are producers belongin...
Hong Kong Adopts New National Security Ordinance: Article 23
Congressional Research Service · 2024-04-01 · Posts · 983 words · PDF available
On March 23, 2024, the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) promulgated an ordinance with the stated purpose of strengthening the “legal system and enforcement mechanisms ...
The United States Courts of Appeals: Background and Circuit Splits from 2023
Congressional Research Service · 2024-04-01 · Reports · 25,187 words · PDF available
The United States Courts of Appeals frequently act as the final arbiters of questions of law within their respective jurisdictions. Although the Supreme Court of the United States sits at the pinnacle...
The OECD/G20 Pillar 1 and Digital Services Taxes: A Comparison
Congressional Research Service · 2024-04-01 · Reports · 10,547 words · PDF available
If Congress chooses not to adopt Pillar 1 of the OECD/G20 proposal to allocate some taxing rights to market countries, digital services taxes (DSTs) will likely continue and proliferate. DSTs are taxe...
Congressional Court Watcher: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers (March 25–March 31, 2024)
Congressional Research Service · 2024-04-01 · Posts · 1,311 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...