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Voluntary Carbon Credit Markets and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Congressional Research Service · 2024-06-13 · Reports · 8,641 words · PDF available
A carbon market generally refers to an economic framework that supports the buying and selling of carbon “credits” or “offsets” representing a measurable reduction, avoidance, or sequestration of gree...
Foreign Ownership, Control, and Influence (FOCI) Risks in the Food and Agriculture Sector
Congressional Research Service · 2024-06-13 · Reports · 10,716 words · PDF available
In recent years, congressional concerns over potential risks to domestic food security posed by foreign ownership, control, and influence (FOCI) of critical infrastructure in the U.S. food and agricul...
Mountain Valley Pipeline: Past the Finish Line
Congressional Research Service · 2024-06-13 · Posts · 1,020 words · PDF available
The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) is a 303-mile natural gas transmission pipeline linking natural gas fields in West Virginia to the Transco pipeline in Virginia (Figure 1). Initially proposed in 201...
Banking Legislation in the 118th Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2024-06-13 · Posts · 1,051 words · PDF available
This Insight outlines the banking and credit union bills that have seen committee or floor action in the 118th Congress and provides links to other CRS resources. It does not cover bills that indirect...
'Privatization' of non-inherently governmental functions: Why public-private partnerships are so effective—and so rare—in the federal government
Brookings Institution · 2024-06-13 · Article · 8,116 words · PDF available
Public policy expert Dorothy Robyn explains how the MHPI provides an effective model for addressing the DoD’s barracks crisis.