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Preventing Improper Payments: Lessons from Using Data Matching in Pandemic Relief Program Oversight
Congressional Research Service · 2023-02-27 · Resources · 1,635 words · PDF available
For the past several decades, data matching has enabled the use of government data to identify fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in benefit programs. Data matching is the comparison of different ...
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) FY2023 Budget Request and Appropriations
Congressional Research Service · 2023-02-27 · Resources · 1,178 words · PDF available
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is an agency of the Department of Commerce whose mission is to understand and predict changes in weather, climate, oceans, and coasts; to sha...
Federal Credit Assistance and Grant Programs for Rural Businesses: In Brief
Congressional Research Service · 2023-02-27 · Reports · 5,151 words · PDF available
More than 377,000 businesses are located in rural areas across the United States, employing more than 4.6 million workers according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 Economic Survey. Many rural entrepr...
Constitutional Authority Statements: A Quick Guide
Congressional Research Service · 2023-02-27 · Resources · 1,326 words · PDF available
House Rule XII, clause 7(c), requires that all bills or joint resolutions introduced in the House include a Constitutional Authority Statement (CAS). No statement is required for simple or concurrent ...
Ninth Circuit Rules That Federal Arbitration Act Preempts California’s Ban on Employer-Mandated Arbitration Agreements
Congressional Research Service · 2023-02-27 · Posts · 1,877 words · PDF available
On February 15, 2023, a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in Chamber of Commerce of the United States v. Bonta. The court held that the Fe...
Employer Tax Credit for Paid Family and Medical Leave
Congressional Research Service · 2023-02-27 · Resources · 1,821 words · PDF available
Employers providing paid family and medical leave to their employees may be able to claim a tax credit under Section 45S of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). This In Focus (1) provides an overview of t...