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- Drug Courts: Background, Effectiveness, and Policy Issues for Congress
- This report includes an overview of state drug courts and the related federal grant program. The report then discusses some of the related issues that may be of interest to congress if it considers reauthorizing the drug court grant program or other related legislation.
- Health Care Reform : The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
- This report provides a brief overview of FEHBP under current law and brief descriptions of proposed changes to the existing program included in various bills introduced in the 103rd Congress.
- Youth Gangs: Legislative Issues in the 109th Congress
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- Unemployment Benefits: Legislative Issues in the 108th Congress
- This report discusses the federal-state unemployment compensation (UC) system, which pays benefits to covered workers who become involuntarily unemployed for economic reasons and meet state-established eligibility rules.
- The MS-13 and 18th Street Gangs: Emerging Transnational Gang Threats?
- This report provides an overview of the MS-13 and M-18 gangs,5 examines how MS-13 and M-18 gangs are different from other gangs and organized crime groups, and discusses what constitutes a transnational gang. The report also explores whether MS-13 and M-18 gangs are transnational gangs, and discusses the various federal responses to these gangs.
- Federal Domestic Illegal Drug Enforcement Efforts: Are They Working?
- This report examines the federal drug enforcement data reported annually by key agencies charged with enforcing federal drug control laws. This report provides background and an overview of current federal drug control efforts and outcomes.
- Victims of Crime Compensation and Assistance: Background and Funding
- This report provides background and funding information on the CVF and VOCA.
- Methamphetamine: Legislation and Issues in the 109th Congress
- This report provides a brief overview of illicit methamphetamine (MA) abuse, production, trafficking, the federal methamphetamine-specific programs, and anti-MA legislation introduced in the 109th Congress. MA abuse has implications for public health, child welfare, crime and public safety, border security, and international relations.
- Gang Prevention and Suppression Legislation in the 109th Congress: Side-by-Side Comparison of S. 155, H.R. 1279, and H.R. 4472
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- Homeland Security: 9/11 Victim Relief Funds
- This report discusses the federal and private sector responses to 9/11.
- Youth Gangs: Background, Legislation, and Issues
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- Victims of Crime Compensation and Assistance: Background and Funding
- This report contains a brief background and funding on the victims of crime compensation and assistance.
- Retirement Saving Plans: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
- This report provides answers to 10 of the most frequently-asked questions related to rules and provisions that govern savings in individual retirement accounts (IRAs).
- Federal Domestic Illegal Drug Enforcement Efforts: Are They Working?
- This report examines the federal drug enforcement data reported annually by key agencies charged with enforcing federal drug control laws.
- Federal Domestic Illegal Drug Enforcement Efforts: Are They Working?
- This report examines the federal drug enforcement data reported annually by key agencies charged with enforcing federal drug control laws.
- Methamphetamine: Background, Prevalence, and Federal Drug Control Policies
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- Unemployment Benefits: Legislative Issues in the 107th Congress
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- Unemployment Benefits: Legislative Issues in the 107th Congress
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- Unemployment Benefits: Legislative Issues in the 107th Congress
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- Unemployment Benefits: Legislative Issues in the 107th Congress
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- Unemployment Benefits: Legislative Issues in the 107th Congress
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- Unemployment Benefits: Legislative Issues in the 108th Congress
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- Unemployment Benefits: Legislative Issues in the 108th Congress
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- Unemployment Benefits: Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) Program
- The Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUC), was signed into law March 9, 2002, as a part of P.L. 107-147. TEUC provides up to 13 weeks of additional federally funded unemployment compensation (UC) to individuals in all states who exhaust their regular UC benefits. TEUC also provides a second tier of 13 weeks of benefits to individuals who exhaust their benefits in a highunemployment state (TEUC-X). On January 8, 2003, Congress passed S. 23 (P.L. 108- 1) extending the TEUC program through May 31, 2003, and phasing-out benefits through August 30, 2003. On April 16, 2003, P.L. 108-11 was signed into law, creating a parallel TEUC program called TEUC-A. TEUC-A provides up to 39 weeks of benefits for displaced airline workers, and provides a second tier (TEUC-AX) of benefits to individuals exhausting their TEUC-A benefits in a high-unemployment state. This report will be updated as events warrant.
- Unemployment Benefits: Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) Program
- The Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUC), was signed into law March 9, 2002, as a part of P.L. 107-147. TEUC provides up to 13 weeks of additional federally funded unemployment compensation (UC) to individuals in all states who exhaust their regular UC benefits. TEUC also provides a second tier of 13 weeks of benefits to individuals who exhaust their benefits in a highunemployment state (TEUC-X). On January 8, 2003, Congress passed S. 23 (P.L. 108- 1) extending the TEUC program through May 31, 2003, and phasing-out benefits through August 30, 2003. On April 16, 2003, P.L. 108-11 was signed into law, creating a parallel TEUC program called TEUC-A. TEUC-A provides up to 39 weeks of benefits for displaced airline workers, and provides a second tier (TEUC-AX) of benefits to individuals exhausting their TEUC-A benefits in a high-unemployment state. The Congress passed H.R. 2185, extending the TEUC program through December 31, 2003, and the President signed the bill into law on May 28, 2003 (P.L. 108-26). This report will be updated as events warrant.
- Unemployment Benefits: Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) Program
- The Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUC), was signed into law March 9, 2002, as a part of P.L. 107-147. TEUC provides up to 13 weeks of additional federally funded unemployment compensation (UC) to individuals in all states who exhaust their regular UC benefits. TEUC also provides a second tier of 13 weeks of benefits to individuals who exhaust their benefits in a highunemployment state (TEUC-X). On January 8, 2003, Congress passed S. 23 (P.L. 108- 1) extending the TEUC program through May 31, 2003, and phasing-out benefits through August 30, 2003. On April 16, 2003, P.L. 108-11 was signed into law, creating a parallel TEUC program called TEUC-A. TEUC-A provides up to 39 weeks of benefits for displaced airline workers, and provides a second tier (TEUC-AX) of benefits to individuals exhausting their TEUC-A benefits in a high-unemployment state. The Congress passed H.R. 2185, extending the TEUC program through December 31, 2003, and the President signed the bill into law on May 28, 2003 (P.L. 108-26). This report will be updated as events warrant.
- Methamphetamine: Legislation and Issues in the 109th Congress
- Illicit methamphetamine (MA) production and use are longstanding and severe problems in some states. This report provides a brief overview of MA abuse, production, trafficking, and of the federal methamphetamine-specific programs, and legislation that is being actively considered by the 109th Congress. This report will be updated to reflect future legislative activity.
- Victims of Crime Compensation and Assistance: Background and Funding
- This report discusses the Crime Victims Fund (CVF or "Fund"), which was established in the U.S. Treasury in 1984 by the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) to provide a dedicated source of funds for state victim compensation and assistance programs.
- Department of Justice (DOJ) Appropriations for FY2008 and FY2009
- This report provides coverage of the FY2009 appropriations cycle for the Department of Justice (DOJ), including FY2008 supplemental appropriations.
- Department of Justice (DOJ) Appropriations for FY2008 and FY2009
- This report provides a discussion of funding for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for fiscal years 2008 and 2009, including background information, a breakdown of funding from FY2008 regular and supplemental funding, and budget requests for FY2009.
- Federal Crime Control: Background, Legislation, and Issues
- This report provides Background, Legislation, and Issues on Federal Crime Control. states and locality have the primary responsibility for the prevention and control of domestic crime while the federal government's role is limited.
- Southwest Border Violence: Issues in Identifying and Measuring Spillover Violence
- This report focuses on how policy makers would identify any spillover of drug trafficking-related violence into the United States. This report provides an overview of Mexican drug trafficking organization structures, how they conduct business, and the relationship between the drug trafficking organizations in Mexico and their partnerships operating here in the United States; a discussion of the illicit drug trade between Mexico and the United States, as well as a discussion of factors implicated in drug trafficking-related violence; an analysis of the possible nature of any spillover violence that may arise, as well as issues involved in accurately identifying and measuring such violence; and an evaluation of available crime rate data and a discussion of how this data may or may not reflect changes in drug trafficking-related crime.
- Southwest Border Violence: Issues in Identifying and Measuring Spillover Violence
- This report focuses on how policy makers would identify any spillover of drug trafficking-related violence into the United States. It provides an overview of Mexican drug trafficking organization structures, how they conduct business, and the relationship between the drug trafficking organizations in Mexico and their partnerships operating here in the United States; a discussion of the illicit drug trade between Mexico and the United States; and other related issues.