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Congress and Police Reform: Current Law
Congressional Research Service · 2023-02-07 · Posts · 2,256 words · PDF available
In May and June 2020, protests erupted nationwide after the publication of video footage of a Minneapolis police officer pressing his knee into the neck of George Floyd, causing his death. That incide...
Congress and Police Reform: Recent Proposals
Congressional Research Service · 2023-02-07 · Posts · 2,348 words · PDF available
In May and June 2020, protests erupted nationwide after the publication of video footage of a Minneapolis police officer pressing his knee into the neck of George Floyd, causing his death. That incide...
Supreme Court Considers Preemption Under the National Labor Relations Act
Congressional Research Service · 2023-02-07 · Posts · 1,739 words · PDF available
On January 10, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No. 174, a case involving the National Labor Relations Act (N...
The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP): Overview and Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2023-02-07 · Reports · 11,870 words · PDF available
Congress established the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) through the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-282) to “serve as a source...
An Overview of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
Congressional Research Service · 2023-02-07 · Resources · 1,601 words · PDF available
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is a government corporation established by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA; P.L. 93-406). It was created to protect the pensi...
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC): A Primer
Congressional Research Service · 2023-02-07 · Reports · 10,249 words · PDF available
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is a government corporation established by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA; P.L. 93-406). It was created to protect the pensi...
The Black Lung Program, the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, and the Excise Tax on Coal
Congressional Research Service · 2023-02-07 · Reports · 8,368 words · PDF available
The federal government pays benefits to coal miners affected by coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP, commonly referred to as black lung disease) and other lung diseases linked to coal mining in cases wh...