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Capital Gains Tax Options: Behavioral Responses and Revenues
Compared with most other tax provisions, the potential revenue gain scored for an increase in capital gains taxes is strongly affected...
Central Valley Project: Issues and Legislation
The Central Valley Project (CVP), a federal water project owned and operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), is one of...
Single-Employer Defined Benefit Pension Plans: Funding Relief and Modifications to Funding Rules
To protect the interests of participants and beneficiaries in pension plans, Congress enacted the Employee Retirement Income Security...
Individual Tax Provisions (“Tax Extenders”) Expiring in 2020: In Brief
Six temporary individual income tax provisions were extended or reinstated by the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L....
U.S. Assistance to Sub-Saharan Africa: An Overview
Overview. Congress authorizes, appropriates, and oversees U.S. assistance to sub-Saharan Africa (“Africa”), which received over a...
Membership of the 116th Congress: A Profile
This report presents a profile of the membership of the 116th Congress (2019-2020) as of May 20, 2020. Statistical information is...
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China’s Economic Rise: History, Trends, Challenges, and Implications for the United States
Prior to the initiation of economic reforms and trade liberalization nearly 40 years ago, China maintained policies that kept the...
Life Expectancy in the United States
As a result of falling age-specific mortality, life expectancy rose dramatically in the United States over the past century. Final data...
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing of Federal Drug Offenses
As a general rule, federal judges must impose a minimum term of imprisonment upon defendants convicted of various controlled substance...
African American Members of the U.S. Congress: 1870-2019
In total, 162 African Americans have served in Congress. This total includes
152 African Americans (146 Representatives and 6 Delegates)...
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