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Social Security: Beneficiaries Affected by Both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO)
Congressional Research Service · 2024-11-13 · Reports · 5,633 words · PDF available
The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) are two separate provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for workers and/or their eligible family members if th...
Reference Table: Expiring Provisions in the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (TCJA, P.L. 115-97)
Congressional Research Service · 2024-11-13 · Reports · 6,363 words · PDF available
SUMMARY SUPRESSED...JUST FOR SEARCH A variety of temporary changes enacted as part of P.L. 115-97, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), are scheduled to expire. Many TCJA provisi...
Defense Primer: Military Installations Management
Congressional Research Service · 2024-11-13 · Resources · 1,226 words · PDF available
The Department of Defense (DOD) and the three military departments—the Army, Navy, and Air Force—maintain distinctive organizational structures, policies, and programs for managing their installations...
TRICARE Cost-Sharing Changes in 2025
Congressional Research Service · 2024-11-13 · Posts · 1,025 words · PDF available
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) administers a statutory health entitlement (under Title 10, Chapter 55, of the U.S. Code) through the Military Health System (MHS). The MHS offers health care bene...
India: Religious Freedom Issues
Congressional Research Service · 2024-11-13 · Reports · 25,781 words · PDF available
India is the world’s most populous country, with more than 1.4 billion people, and the world’s fifth-largest economy. In recognition of India’s global importance and growing ability to influence world...
The Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (H.R. 82): Background for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2024-11-13 · Posts · 1,042 words · PDF available
The Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (H.R. 82) was introduced by Representative Garret Graves on January 9, 2023. S. 597, a companion bill, was introduced by Senator Sherrod Brown on March 1, 2023...
Removal to Federal Court of Cases Against Federal Officials and Agents
Congressional Research Service · 2024-11-13 · Posts · 2,816 words · PDF available
In the United States, the federal government and the states each have their own sets of laws and their own court systems. Federal and state courts generally operate separately, but there is not an abs...