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Temporary Individual Tax Provisions (“Tax Extenders”)
Congressional Research Service · 2021-04-26 · Reports · 7,477 words · PDF available
Nine temporary individual income tax provisions that expired in 2020 were extended or made permanent by the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, enacted as Division EE of the Consol...
The 90/10 Rule Under HEA Title IV: Background and Issues
Congressional Research Service · 2021-04-26 · Reports · 14,081 words · PDF available
Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA; P.L. 89-329), as amended, authorizes the primary programs that provide federal financial assistance (e.g., Pell Grants and Direct Loans) to students to assis...
Qui Tam: The False Claims Act and Related Federal Statutes
Congressional Research Service · 2021-04-26 · Reports · 42,627 words · PDF available
Qui tam statutes enlist the public to sue to recover civil penalties and forfeitures from those who have defrauded the government. Qui tam rewards those who sue in the government’s name (called relato...
Qui Tam: An Abridged Look at the False Claims Act and Related Federal Statutes
Congressional Research Service · 2021-04-26 · Reports · 11,396 words · PDF available
Qui tam statutes enlist the public to sue to recover civil penalties and forfeitures from those who have defrauded the government. Qui tam rewards those who sue in the government’s name (called relato...
Jones v. Mississippi, the Eighth Amendment, and Juvenile Life Without Parole
Congressional Research Service · 2021-04-26 · Posts · 1,514 words · PDF available
On April 22, 2021, the Supreme Court decided Jones v. Mississippi, holding that the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishments does not require a finding that a juvenile offender is perma...