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Health Care Provisions of the Budget Reconciliation Measure P.L. 117-169
Congressional Research Service · 2023-01-24 · Reports · 28,513 words · PDF available
On August 16, 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law a budget reconciliation measure often referred to as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169). Congress began the legislative process...
Emergency Assistance for Agricultural Land Rehabilitation
Congressional Research Service · 2023-01-24 · Reports · 6,184 words · PDF available
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers several permanently authorized programs to help producers recover from natural disasters. Most of these programs offer financial assistance to pro...
USDA Nutrition Assistance Programs: Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Congressional Research Service · 2023-01-24 · Reports · 16,653 words · PDF available
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) programs are often part of emergency response efforts, providing foods for distribution, additional benefits for redemption, and ...
Foreign Ownership and Holdings of U.S. Agricultural Land
Congressional Research Service · 2023-01-24 · Resources · 1,569 words · PDF available
The 117th Congress introduced a range of proposals to restrict foreign investment and ownership in the U.S. food and agriculture sector and enacted certain new reporting requirements for the U.S. Depa...
Consumption Taxes: An Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2023-01-24 · Reports · 8,880 words · PDF available
Some argue that the current U.S. income tax code is overly complicated and unfair, restrains economic growth, and is in need of reform. One option for tax reform would be to tax consumption instead of...