CRS – The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant: A Primer on TANF Financing and Federal Requirements. Gene Falk, Specialist in Social Policy – April 2, 2013 “The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant provides federal grants to the 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Indian tribes, and the territories… Continue Reading
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Federal Reserve Board approves final rule establishing requirements for determining when a company is "predominantly engaged in financial activities"
News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced approval of a final rule that establishes the requirements for determining when a company is “predominantly engaged in financial activities.” The requirements will be used by the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) when it considers the potential designation of a nonbank financial company for consolidated supervision… Continue Reading
Report – 100 Years of Broken-Record Opposition to the Minimum Wage
Consider the Source – 100 Years of Broken-Record Opposition to the Minimum Wage. National Employment Law Project / Cry Wolf Project March 2013 “In her Congressional testimony from 1959, Eleanor Roosevelt noted the repetitive quality of objections raised by minimum wage opponents over the previous five decades. More than 50 years later, it appears that… Continue Reading
EFF Commentary on Expanded Powers of Computer Fraud And Abuse Act Reform
EFF: “Law professor and historian Tim Wu has called the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) the worst law in technology. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has described the governments interpretation of it expansive, broad, and sweeping. And Orin Kerr, former federal prosecutor and law professor, has detailed how the government could use it… Continue Reading
Ag Committee Approves Bipartisan Legislation to Tweak Dodd-Frank Act
“…the House Agriculture Committee approved seven legislative proposals amending Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The bills are the culmination of the committee’s oversight efforts of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as it writes rules for Dodd-Frank. All but one of the bills advanced on a voice vote.… Continue Reading
Brookings Report – What Americans Want From Immigration Reform
Citizens, Values and Cultural Concerns: What Americans Want from Immigration Reform, “authored by PRRI CEO Robert P. Jones, PRRI Research Director Daniel Cox, and PRRI Research Associate Juhem Navarro-Rivera, along with Brookings Senior Fellows E.J. Dionne, Jr. and William Galston, explores general sentiment toward immigrant communities, opinions on the impact that immigrants have on American… Continue Reading
CRS – Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification
Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification, Andorra Bruno, Specialist in Immigration Policy. March 19, 2013 The 113th Congress is expected to take up comprehensive immigration reform. Some of the most difficult immigration policy questions on the table concern unauthorized immigration and unauthorized employment. Todays discussions about these issues build on the work of prior Congresses. In 1986,… Continue Reading
CRS – Guns, Excise Taxes, and Wildlife Restoration
Guns, Excise Taxes, and Wildlife Restoration, M. Lynne Corn, Specialist in Natural Resources Policy; Jane G. Gravelle, Senior Specialist in Economic Policy. March 12, 2013 “As a result of the recent debate over guns, gun rights, and gun-related violence, there has been a marked increase in sales of many weapons as well as ammunition. Through… Continue Reading
CRS – Guns, Excise Taxes, and Wildlife Restoration
Guns, Excise Taxes, and Wildlife Restoration. M. Lynne Corn, Specialist in Natural Resources Policy; Jane G. Gravelle, Senior Specialist in Economic Policy. March 12, 2013 “As a result of the recent debate over guns, gun rights, and gun-related violence, there has been a marked increase in sales of many weapons as well as ammunition. Through… Continue Reading
CFPB – Defining Larger Participants of the Student Loan Servicing Market
“The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau or CFPB) proposes to amend the regulation defining larger participants of certain consumer financial product and service markets by adding a new section to define larger participants of a market for student loan servicing. The Bureau proposes this rule pursuant to its authority, under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street… Continue Reading
Monthly Labor Review Online: February 2013
Recent college graduates in the U.S. labor force: data from the Current Population Survey, Thomas Luke Spreen Hispanic/Latino fatal occupational injury rates, Christen G. Byler State labor legislation enacted in 2012, John J. Fitzpatrick, Jr. and James L. Perine Entire February 2013 Monthly Labor Review in one PDF file Continue Reading
CRS – U.S. Immigration Policy: Chart Book of Key Trends
U.S. Immigration Policy: Chart Book of Key Trends, Ruth Ellen Wasem, Specialist in Immigration Policy, March 7, 2013 “This report is a chart book of selected immigration trends that touch on the main elements of comprehensive immigration reform (CIR). Most policymakers agree that the main issues in CIR include increased border security and immigration enforcement,… Continue Reading
