Policy Library

4 documents

Child and Dependent Care Tax Benefits: How They Work and Who Receives Them
Congressional Research Service · 2021-02-01 · Reports · 11,072 words · PDF available
Two tax provisions subsidize the child and dependent care expenses of working parents: the child and dependent care tax credit (CDCTC) and the exclusion for employer-sponsored child and dependent care...
Court Rules Dakota Access Pipeline Needs Further Environmental Review
Congressional Research Service · 2021-02-01 · Posts · 1,814 words · PDF available
UPDATE: On January 26 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision requiring the Army Corps of Engineers to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EI...
Fiscal Policy and Recovery from the COVID19 Recession
Congressional Research Service · 2021-02-01 · Reports · 12,757 words · PDF available
The economic contraction that began in February 2020 differs from previous contractions, including the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Great Recession of 2007-2009. It was caused in large part b...
Resolutions to Censure the President: Procedure and History
Congressional Research Service · 2021-02-01 · Reports · 10,162 words · PDF available
Censure is a reprimand adopted by one or both chambers of Congress against a Member of Congress, President, federal judge, or other government official. While Member censure is a disciplinary measure ...