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Recent Litigation over the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases
Congressional Research Service · 2022-04-28 · Posts · 2,418 words · PDF available
Recent litigation over the activity of an executive branch working group has the potential to introduce uncertainty into how federal agencies consider the “social cost of greenhouse gas” (SC-GHG) emis...
Agricultural Conservation: FY2022 Appropriations
Congressional Research Service · 2022-04-28 · Reports · 7,387 words · PDF available
The Agriculture appropriations bill funds the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) except for the Forest Service. The FY2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 117-103, Division A) includes fundin...
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): Legislative History
Congressional Research Service · 2022-04-28 · Reports · 10,924 words · PDF available
The earned income tax credit (EITC), when first enacted on a temporary basis in 1975, was a modest tax credit that provided financial assistance to low-income, working families with children. After va...
Equal Protection Does Not Mean Equal SSI Benefits for Puerto Rico Residents, Says Supreme Court
Congressional Research Service · 2022-04-28 · Posts · 1,874 words · PDF available
On April 21, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court decided United States v. Vaello-Madero, a case asking whether the equal protection guarantee in the U.S. Constitution’s Fifth Amendment requires Congress to p...
The State Secrets Privilege: National Security Information in Civil Litigation
Congressional Research Service · 2022-04-28 · Reports · 19,916 words · PDF available
Over time, the Supreme Court of the United States has developed the common law doctrine known as the “state secrets privilege,” which protects sensitive national security information from being disclo...