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Comparing DHS Component Funding, FY2024: In Brief
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-03 · Reports · 3,480 words · PDF available
Generally, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill includes all annual appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), providing resources to every departmental component...
Drug Offense Sentencing Relief Under the First Step Act and the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-03 · Resources · 1,478 words · PDF available
Congress may establish maximum penalties and mandatory minimum penalties for federal crimes. These statutory penalties form the outer bounds of permissible federal criminal sentences. Within these sta...
The Federal Trade Commission’s NonCompete Rule
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-03 · Posts · 3,217 words · PDF available
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted a final rule prohibiting most employers from entering into or enforcing non-compete agreements with workers, subject to exceptions for the...
The Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017: Congressional Direction to NOAA in P.L. 115-25
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-03 · Reports · 4,786 words · PDF available
Congress provides direction on a broad range of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) weather-related activities in Titles I through IV of P.L. 115-25, the Weather Research an...
Introducing SPARKS Research Policy Collaboratives
Brookings Institution · 2024-05-03 · Article · 9,505 words · PDF available
Ghulam Omar Qargha, Rachel Dyl, and others introduce the Research Policy Collaboritives, led by the SPARKS project.