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The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA): Historical Overview, Funding, and Reauthorization
Congressional Research Service · 2019-04-23 · Reports · 19,542 words · PDF available
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA; Title IV of P.L. 103-322) was originally enacted in 1994. It addressed congressional concerns about violent crime, and violence against women in particular, in se...
Assessing Commercial Disclosure Requirements under the First Amendment
Congressional Research Service · 2019-04-23 · Reports · 22,940 words · PDF available
Federal law contains a wide variety of disclosure requirements, including food labels, securities registrations, and disclosures about prescription drugs in direct-to-consumer advertising. These discl...