Congressional Research Service Reports - 6 Matching Results
Search Results
- Violence Against Women Act: History, Federal Funding, and Reauthorizing Legislation
- No Description Available.
- Child Nutrition and WIC Legislation in the 106th and 107th Congresses
- This report provides information about the Child Nutrition and Women, Infant and children (WIC) Legislation in the 106th and 107th Congresses.
- Social Security Benefit Enhancements for Women Act of 2002 (H.R. 4069)
- No Description Available.
- Social Security Benefit Enhancements for Women Act of 2002 (H.R. 4069)
- This report discusses the passing of the Social Security Benefit Enhancements for Women Act of 2002 and how it benefits certain divorced spouses and disabled and elderly widowers. The report analyzes the specific benefits of the act and how much the act would cost and the effects on the Social Security trust funds.
- Affirmative Action Revisited: A Legal History and Prospectus
- Affirmative action remains a focal point of public debate as the result of legal and political developments at the federal, state, and local levels. This report discusses legislation related to affirmative action, as well as legal rulings on the topic and the federal government's role in first establishing and, later, attempting to curb affirmative action policies.
- Agency Enforcement of the Prohibition Against Sex Discrimination Mandated by Title IX and EO 13160
- This report provides a summary of the federal agencies’ enforcement of and compliance with the prohibition against sex discrimination mandated by Title IX and Executive Order 13160. Specifically, this report discusses the implementation of regulations and procedures for enforcing the Title IX compliance of grant recipients and for enforcing the compliance of the federal agencies themselves with President Clinton’s Executive Order.