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Supreme Court Considers Standard for Voting Rights Act Claims
Congressional Research Service · 2021-03-18 · Posts · 3,518 words · PDF available
In a potentially significant case, the Supreme Court is considering the proper standard for evaluating claims of discriminatory voting laws under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA). On M...
Special Financial Assistance to Multiemployer Plans
Congressional Research Service · 2021-03-18 · Resources · 1,489 words
Section 9704 in Title IX, Subtitle H, of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-2) provides financial assistance to certain financially troubled multiemployer defined benefit (DB) pension plan...
Pension Provisions in the American Rescue Plan of 2021
Congressional Research Service · 2021-03-18 · Resources · 1,525 words · PDF available
This In Focus describes all but one of the pension provisions in Title IX, Subtitle H, of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-2). Another In Focus details the special financial assistance t...
Department of Justice’s Role in Investigating and Prosecuting Hate Crimes
Congressional Research Service · 2021-03-18 · Resources · 1,623 words · PDF available
In 2019, law enforcement agencies reported 7,314 hate crimes involving 8,812 victims and 6,406 known offenders to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Most hate crimes are investigated by local ...
Federal Taxation of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Congressional Research Service · 2021-03-18 · Resources · 1,526 words · PDF available
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Are Taxable Income Unemployment insurance (UI) benefits have been fully subject to federal income taxation since the passage of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-514,...