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At the time of its passage in 1971, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA; P.L. 92-203) was the largest land claims settlement in U.S. history. ANCSA extinguished claims by Alaska Natives to ...

In FY2021, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recorded 1,659,206 border enforcement encounters with foreign nationals (aliens), the highest number in the...

Congress has authorized over 130 economic development programs administered by over 20 departments and agencies. These programs support efforts to improve job opportunities, tax bases, individual or c...

Social Security taxes are levied on covered earnings up to a maximum level set each year. In 2022, this maximum—formally called the contribution and benefit base, and commonly referred to as the taxab...