Earthquakes Induced by Underground Fluid Injection and the Federal Role in Mitigation
Human activities, including underground fluid injection activities, may cause earthquakes (known as induced earthquakes). Underground fluid injection activities, such as hydraulic fracturing for oil a...
DeSantis Tackles Divisive “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” Programs on College Campuses
COMMENTARY BYLindsey M. Burke, PhD@lindseymburkeDirector, Center for Education PolicyLindsey Burke researches and writes on federal and state education issues.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives a speech ...
A Comparison of Selected Official Wage Measures
The U.S. government produces several different wage and wage-related measures, each with its own source data, methodology, and uses. Wages can be a catchall term for several different concepts, includ...
Federal Assistance for Nonfederal Dam Safety
Nonfederal entities (e.g., state or local governments, public utilities, private entities) own most dams in the United States: 97% of the more than 91,000 dams in the National Inventory of Dams (NID)....
Private Flood Insurance and the National Flood Insurance Program
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is the main source of primary flood insurance coverage in the United States, collecting over $4.6 billion in premiums, fees, and surcharges for over five mi...
Education Stabilization Fund Programs Funded by the CARES Act, CRRSAA, and ARPA: Background and Analysis
From March 2020 through March 2021, the enactment of three laws provided increasing levels of federal funding for elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education primarily through the Education Sta...
Elections and Voting: Policy and Legal Issues for the 118th Congress
Traditionally, the federal government’s role in campaigns and elections primarily includes regulating campaign finance, protecting voting rights, and supporting states in election administration. Cong...
Introduction to Financial Services: Accounting and Auditing Regulatory Structure, U.S. and International
This In Focus provides an overview of how accounting and auditing standards are created and regulated in the private sector, the federal government, and state and local governments. Different accounti...
Quarter and Half Dollar Coins: History and Current Status
The Secretary of the Treasury, through the U.S. Mint, is statutorily authorized to issue specific denominations of circulating coins (31 U.S.C. §5112). Currently, the United States has six circulating...
Redesigning Circulating Quarters, Half Dollars, and Dollar Coins: Current and Future Designs
In January 2021, the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-330) was enacted. The legislation authorizes the redesigns of the circulating quarter dollar, half dollar, and $1 coins...
Congressional Involvement in the Design of Circulating Coins
In April 1792, the Coinage Act (1 Stat. 246) established the United States Mint. Pursuant to the act, Congress prescribed various aspects of the design of circulating coins. For example, the Coinage A...