Offshore Energy: Vessel and Crew Nationality Requirements
Introduction
The 118th Congress is debating whether to further restrict foreigners from working in the U.S. offshore energy sector (i.e., oil, gas, and wind). The offshore wind industry asserts that p...
Generative Artificial Intelligence and Data Privacy: A Primer
generative AI, generative artificial intelligence, data privacy, data protection, data protections, artificial intelligence, chatbot, ChatGPT, Bard, Stable Diffusion, LLaMA, DALL-E, GPT-3, GPT-4, larg...
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2023 Appropriations
This report offers an overview of actions taken by Congress and the President to provide FY2023 appropriations for accounts funded by the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education...
Pakistan and U.S.-Pakistan Relations
As of May 2023, Pakistan is in what some observers have called a “polycrisis,” with serious political instability, an economic balance-of-payments crisis, renewed domestic security and terrorism threa...
Nonfederal Levee Safety: Primer, Status, and Considerations
This In Focus discusses nonfederal levees, the evolution of federal efforts to enhance nonfederal levee safety since 2007, and related policy considerations.
Nonfederal Levees and Risk
Levees (i.e., ...
Federal Research and Development (R&D) Funding: FY2024
The U.S. government supports a broad range of scientific and engineering research and development (R&D). Its purposes include addressing national defense, health, safety, the environment, and energy s...
Federal Land Designations: A Brief Guide
This report provides a brief guide to selected titles—such as national park, national wildlife refuge, national monument, national conservation area, national recreation area, and others—that Congress...
Conservative Senators Stop Weaponization of Child Abuse Bill Against Parents Opposed to Abortion, “Transgenderism” for Children
Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) (L) delivers remarks on September 4, 2018 in Washington, D.C., sitting beside Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT).Chip Somodevilla / Getty ImagesKey TakeawaysTh...
Tribal Co-management of Federal Lands: Overview and Selected Issues for Congress
In recent decades, congressional interest in federal-tribal collaboration, or co-management, on federal lands has grown, especially as some tribes have sought more input into federal land management. ...
Campaign Finance Law: An Analysis of Key Issues, Recent Developments, and Constitutional Considerations for Legislation
Federal campaign finance law is composed of a complex set of limits, restrictions, and requirements on money and other things of value that are spent or contributed in the context of federal elections...
Mexico: Background and U.S. Relations
Mexico, the 10th most populous country and 15th largest economy in the world, is bound to the United States by geography and strong economic, cultural, and historical ties. In addition to sharing a ne...
Cybercrime and the Law: Primer on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and Related Statutes
There is no single, straightforward definition of cybercrime under federal law. Rather, depending on the context, “cybercrime” may refer to all crimes involving computers, or only to crimes targeting ...