WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12058) by government organization and management specialist Maeve P. Carey: * * * Cost-Benefit Analysis in Federal Agency Rulemaking Since the 1970s, federal agencies have been required to consider the costs and benefits of new regulations that are expected to have large economic effects. Under current requirements, agencies are to design regulations in a cost-effective manner and ensure that the benefits of their regulations  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46185) entitled "The Impeachment Process in the Senate" by Congress and legislative process specialists Elizabeth Rybicki and Michael Greene: * * * SUMMARY After the House impeaches a federal officer, the Senate may conduct a trial to determine if the individual should be removed from office. The Senate has a set of rules specific to the conduct of an impeachment trial, most of which originated in the early 19th century. The impeachment rul more PR