Congressional or Federal Charters: Overview and Current Issues

Kosar, Kevin R

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Business;    Federal incorporation;    Politics and government;   

RP-ID  :  RS22230
RP-ID  :  RS22230 2005-08-25

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

A congressional or federal charter is a federal statute that establishes a corporation. Congress has issued charters since 1791, although most charters were issued after the start of the 20th century. This report discusses the issues that recently, Congress has faced two issues involving its use of charters — confusion over who is responsible for the activities of chartered corporations and the challenges of managing them.