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International Trade and Jobs
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-17 · Resources · 1,668 words · PDF available
The 118th Congress is engaged in a range of legislative and oversight activities related to trade. The impact of trade agreements on U.S. jobs has been a key, long-standing policy consideration for Me...
An Overview of H.R. 4763, Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-17 · Posts · 1,014 words · PDF available
On Friday May 10, the House Committee on Rules publicly noticed its intent to consider H.R. 4763, the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21), which could lead to a floor ...
Seabed Mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-17 · Infographics · 530 words · PDF available
/ Seabed Mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone Resource demands for energy transition technologies have increased interest in seabed mining. Polymetallic nodules containing critical minerals occur ac...
Attacks on Ukraine’s Electric Grid: Insights for U.S. Infrastructure Security and Resilience
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-17 · Reports · 15,743 words · PDF available
Russia has conducted a deliberate campaign to destroy Ukrainian electricity infrastructure as part of its larger war effort against Ukraine. This campaign dates to the initiation of hostilities in 201...
Offshore Energy Agency Appropriations, FY2024
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-17 · Resources · 1,408 words
Three entities in the Department of the Interior (DOI) share responsibility for managing the nation’s ocean energy resources on almost 2.5 billion acres of the U.S. outer continental shelf (OCS). The ...
CFIUS Executive Order on Evolving National Security Risks and CFIUS Enforcement Guidelines
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-17 · Resources · 1,624 words · PDF available
On September 15, 2022, the Biden Administration issued the “first-ever presidential directive” defining additional national security factors for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United State...