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Monuments and Memorials Authorized and Completed Under the Commemorative Works Act in the District of Columbia
Congressional Research Service · 2024-10-02 · Reports · 8,743 words · PDF available
Since the enactment of the Commemorative Works Act (CWA) in 1986, Congress has authorized 48 commemorative works to be placed in the District of Columbia or its environs. Twenty-four of these works ha...
The Purple Heart: Background and Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2024-10-02 · Reports · 8,205 words · PDF available
The Purple Heart is one of the oldest and most recognized American military medals, awarded to servicemembers who were killed or wounded by enemy action. The conflicts 2001 to the present have greatly...
Implications of the European Union Deforestation Regulation
Congressional Research Service · 2024-10-02 · Resources · 1,714 words · PDF available
Many people have expressed concerns about global deforestation (the conversion of forest for non-forest uses) and forest degradation (the conversion of primary forests to other forest types). Forests ...
Copyright and Uses of Music by Political Campaigns
Congressional Research Service · 2024-10-02 · Resources · 1,840 words · PDF available
During election seasons, news stories often report of musicians and songwriters objecting to uses of their music by political campaigns. Sometimes, these artists send cease-and-desist letters, threate...
Capital Markets: Public and Private Securities Offerings
Congressional Research Service · 2024-10-02 · Reports · 17,228 words
U.S. capital markets are the largest and considered to be the most efficient in the world. Companies rely heavily on capital access to fund growth and create jobs. As the principal regulator of U.S. c...
Why the vice presidential debate was not what voters expected
Brookings Institution · 2024-10-02 · Article · 968 words
William Galston and Elaine Kamarck take stock of the vice presidential debate and asses its potential impact on the election.
A voter’s guide to Social Security
Brookings Institution · 2024-10-02 · Article · 8,117 words · PDF available
That Social Security (aka Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance or OASDI) faces financial trouble is hardly news. For more than two decades annual reports of the Social Security Trustees, widely...
Petition to bank regulators for faster payment processing
Brookings Institution · 2024-10-02 · Article · 4,850 words · PDF available
Aaron Klein petitions the CFPB and the Federal Reserve to update regulations that reflect the modern-day speed of payments.
The promise of free trade and integration across Africa’s nations
Brookings Institution · 2024-10-02 · Article · 6,276 words · PDF available
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) aims to create one market across the 55 countries of the African Union, promising free movement of goods, services, investment, people, and cooperation...