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Back to the Future? Lessons from the “Great Inflation”
Congressional Research Service · 2022-07-28 · Resources · 1,606 words · PDF available
Since April 2021, the U.S. economy has grappled with high inflation, which reached 6.3% in May 2022, as measured by the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index. (For more information, see CRS Re...
Agricultural Conservation: A Guide to Programs
Congressional Research Service · 2022-07-28 · Reports · 10,912 words · PDF available
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) currently administer over 20 programs and subprograms that are directly...
Federal Individual Income Tax Terms: An Explanation
Congressional Research Service · 2022-07-28 · Reports · 3,872 words
This report describes the terms most commonly used when discussing the federal individual income tax. Most of these tax terms are explained in the order that they occur in the process of determining o...
Protection of Health Information Under HIPAA and the FTC Act: A Comparison
Congressional Research Service · 2022-07-28 · Posts · 2,430 words · PDF available
On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court decided Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade, and holding that the U.S. Constitution does not confer a right to abortion. Following...
Intellectual Property: Forms of Federal IP Protection
Congressional Research Service · 2022-07-28 · Infographics · 545 words · PDF available
/ Intellectual Property Forms of Federal IP Protection Intellectual property (IP) law comprises a set of rights to exclude others from making, copying, or using certain intangible creations of the hum...
Supreme Court Rules That Migrant Protection Protocols Rescission Was Not Unlawful
Congressional Research Service · 2022-07-28 · Posts · 2,681 words · PDF available
On June 30, 2022, the Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision held in Biden v. Texas that the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) rescission of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) did not violate fed...