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Higher Education Tax Benefits: Brief Overview and Budgetary Effects
Congressional Research Service · 2022-12-21 · Reports · 6,253 words · PDF available
The federal government provides financial assistance to individuals for higher education expenses in two major ways: tax benefits and traditional student aid (loans, grants, and work-study assistance)...
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA): Background and Current Issues
Congressional Research Service · 2022-12-21 · Reports · 9,110 words · PDF available
Almost all offshore oil and natural gas production on the U.S. outer continental shelf (OCS) occurs in the Gulf of Mexico. Federal oil and gas leasing in the Gulf is governed primarily by two laws—the...
Ex-Crypto CEO Arrested on the Eve of Congressional Hearing
Congressional Research Service · 2022-12-21 · Posts · 796 words · PDF available
Introduction Samuel Bankman-Fried, the former chief executive of FTX, a global cryptocurrency exchange, was arrested by Bahamian authorities under an extradition warrant on the eve of his scheduled te...
Behavioral Health Benefit Coverage and Wit v. United Behavioral Health
Congressional Research Service · 2022-12-21 · Posts · 2,117 words · PDF available
The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that nearly 53 million American adults live with a mental illness, and about 24 million (46.2%) received treatment in 2020. The demand for behavioral ...
Justice Department’s Evolving Efforts on Ransomware
Congressional Research Service · 2022-12-21 · Resources · 1,533 words · PDF available
Ransomware attacks, such as the one carried out by the cybercrime group DarkSide against Colonial Pipeline in May 2021 that disrupted pipeline operations, have highlighted federal law enforcement effo...