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Congress enacted legislation targeting credit cards' most controversial practices. Here are tips for making the most of the new protections.

Legislation introduced in Congress on Tuesday would guarantee five paid sick days for workers sent home by their employers with a contagious illness.

While the U.S. health care system reportedly wastes about $700 billion a year, Congress isn't focusing on cutting out the waste in its overhaul legislation.

Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

The new rules are an effort to protect consumers from potentially costly practices by lenders and to put in place legislation enacted in May.

Jobless Americans in high-unemployment states would see their benefits extended for another 13 weeks under legislation to be considered by Congress next Wednesday.

Health care isn't the only item lawmakers have to tackle. Tamara Keith reports that Congress' to-do list also includes climate legislation and reforming the financial regulatory system.

Proposed legislation would provide more federal loans to students and largely cut the private sector out of the lucrative market.

A new law bans plastic for those under 21 unless they have enough income or get someone to co-sign. There's no agreement on how much good the legislation will do, though.

The Obama administration moved forward on reforming runaway corporate pay practices Wednesday, including appointing a new so-called "pay czar".

The legislation that has been making headway in Congress contains sweeping changes to the credit card industry and could make cards easier to understand for consumers.