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Federal Communications Commission: Agency Regulatory Authority and Selected Rules
Congressional Research Service · 2024-09-04 · Resources · 1,705 words · PDF available
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent federal administrative agency established by the Communications Act of 1934 (1934 Act; 47 U.S.C. §151 et seq.) to regulate interstate and ...
Climate Change: What Are Net-Zero Emissions?
Congressional Research Service · 2024-09-04 · Resources · 1,656 words · PDF available
“Net-zero emissions” refers to a situation in which human-caused greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from sources such as fossil fuel combustion and deforestation are fully balanced by carbon dioxide remov...
Georgia: Background and U.S. Policy
Congressional Research Service · 2024-09-04 · Reports · 14,970 words · PDF available
Georgia has been one of the United States’ closest partners among the post-Soviet states that gained their independence after the Soviet Union’s dissolution in 1991. Building on a history of substanti...
State Regulation of Prescription Drug Prices: Prescription Drug Affordability Boards and Related Litigation
Congressional Research Service · 2024-09-04 · Posts · 3,625 words · PDF available
As conversations about health care costs, including prescription drug prices, continue in the 118th Congress, the federal Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, created in the Inflation Reduction Ac...
Sources of Data on Federal Small Business Contracts: In Brief
Congressional Research Service · 2024-09-04 · Reports · 3,452 words · PDF available
This report describes and discusses sources of data on federal contracts made to small businesses. It aims to serve as a road map of what data is collected, where it is made available, and ways it may...