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Social Security Benefits and Price Indexing: Analysis of Selected Policy Options
Congressional Research Service · 2024-10-11 · Reports · 25,451 words · PDF available
Under current law, Social Security benefits are indexed in two ways. For workers, the value of past earnings used to calculate initial benefits is linked to changes in average wages in the economy. Th...
Elections and Hurricanes Helene and Milton
Congressional Research Service · 2024-10-11 · Posts · 1,001 words · PDF available
Introduction In September and October 2024, Hurricanes Helene and Milton disrupted voter registration, early voting activities, and preparations for the November 5 general election throughout parts of...
FDA Regulation of Tampons
Congressional Research Service · 2024-10-11 · Posts · 984 words · PDF available
An August 2024 study led by researchers at Columbia University evaluated the concentration of 16 different metals in multiple brands of tampons and reported detecting measurable concentrations of all ...