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The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization: Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2021-03-31 · Reports · 6,847 words · PDF available
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA; Title IV of P.L. 103-322) was originally enacted in 1994 and has been reauthorized three times. It was last reauthorized in 2013 (P.L. 113-4). At the end of FY201...
Origins and Impact of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Provisions That Expired on March 15, 2020
Congressional Research Service · 2021-03-31 · Reports · 7,235 words
Congress enacted two amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in 2001 as part of the USA PATRIOT Act. Section 206 of the USA PATRIOT Act amended FISA to permit multipoint, or “ro...
Drug Pricing and Intellectual Property: The Legislative Landscape for the 117th Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2021-03-31 · Reports · 25,068 words · PDF available
Intellectual property (IP) rights play an important role in the development and pricing of pharmaceuticals, such as prescription drugs and biological products (biologics). To provide incentives for re...