October 4, 2002
Congress Clears Justice Department Authorization Conference Report
One week after the House approved the conference report for a bill (H.R. 2215) to reauthorize the Department of JusticeView More
Violence Against Women
September 27, 2002
House Approves Reauthorization of Justice Department
After months of negotiations, the House on September 26 approved, 400-4, the conference report for a bill (H.R. 2215) thatView More
September 13, 2002
Senate Approves DNA Backlog Bill
On September 12, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, legislation (S. 2513) designed to expedite and improve the investigation andView More
August 2, 2002
Foreign Relations Committee Approves CEDAW
On July 30, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved, 12-7, a treaty on the United Nations (U.N.) Convention on theView More
August 2, 2002
Senate Hearing Reviews Bill Dealing With Prison Rape
Legislation (S. 2619) designed to address the problem of prison rape was the subject of a July 31 hearing byView More
August 2, 2002
Commerce-Justice-State Appropriations Bill Ready for Senate Consideration
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved the FY2003 Commerce, Justice, and State appropriations bill (S. 2778) on July 18 (see TheView More
July 26, 2002
Violence Against Women Subject of Senate Committee Hearing
On July 25, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing to discuss violence against women inView More
July 19, 2002
Four Spending Bills Approved by Senate Committee
In a flurry of action this week, the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved four FY2003 appropriations bill—Commerce-Justice-State, Defense, Foreign Operations,View More
July 19, 2002
Committee Approves Bill to Clear DNA Backlog for Rape Cases
Legislation (S. 2513) designed to expedite and improve the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases was approved by unanimousView More
June 28, 2002
House Approves Lifetime Supervision for Sex Offenders
On June 25, the House approved, 409-3, legislation (H.R. 4679) that would give federal judges the discretionary authority to mandateView More