Congressional Digest

Issues by Topic

Abortion
Campaigns and Elections
Civil Liberties
Communications and Technology
Defense and National Security
Discrimination
Drugs and Alcohol
Energy and Environment
Food and Nutrition
Foreign Policy
Free Speech
Health
Human Rights
Immigration
International Aid
International Relations
Asia
Africa
Middle East
South America
Labor and Employment
Privacy
Religion
Science
Taxes
Trade
Transportation
War


Abortion

Children’s Rights May 2009
International Family Planning April 2009
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban December 2006
Parental Notification Laws January 2006
Partial-Birth Abortion June 2003
Abortion Protests as Extortion January 2003
Abortion Law and the Court October 2000

 

Campaigns and Elections

 

Free Speech and Campaign Funding September 2011
Campaign Finance & Free Speech September 2010
2010 British Parliamentary Elections May 2010
Electioneering Communications May 2009
Judicial Elections April 2009
Foreign Policy and the 2008 Election October 2008
Open Primaries April 2008
Voter ID Laws February 2008
Voting Integrity November 2006
Electoral College January 2001

 

Civil Liberties

 

Minors and Miranda May 2011
The Right to Remain Silent October 2010
Free Expression in a Public Forum February 2009
Post-September 11 Detentions January 2009
Student Speech May 2007
Civil Liberties in Times of War September 2005
The PATRIOT Act Revisited November 2004
Interrogating Juveniles April 2004

 

Communications and Technology

 

Indecency on the Air February 2012
Saving the Postal Service December 2011
National Cybersecurity December 2011
Internet Piracy November 2011
U.S. International Broadcasting May 2011
Public Broadcasting May 2011
Violent Video Games December 2010
Google vs. China April 2010
Animal Cruelty in Media November 2009
Broadcast Indecency December 2008

 

Defense and National Security

The Obama Defense Budget March 2012
Prosecuting Suspected Terrorists January 2012
National Cybersecurity December 2011
Transition in Afghanistan May 2012
The U.S. Military Presence Abroad September 2010
Material Support for Terrorists March 2010
Terrorist Activity in Yemen March 2010
U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan November 2009
United Nations Peacekeeping December 2008

 

Discrimination

 

Sexual Discrimination at Wal-Mart October 2011
Gays in the Military April 2010
Race Discrimination in Promotions October 2009
Gender in the Workplace October 2007
Hate Crimes June 2007
Same-Sex Harassment April 1998

 

Drugs and Alcohol

 

Tobacco Regulation December 2008
Driving Under the Influence September 2008
Alcohol Regulation January 2005
Drug Addiction in the Workplace December 2003
Racial Diversity in Higher Education May 2003
Student Drug Testing September 2002
Medical Use of Marijuana May 2001
Drunk Driving June 1998

 

Economic Policy

 

The Bush Tax Cuts January 2011
Poverty in America September 2009
Reshaping National Priorities April 2009
Saving the Big Three February 2009
Forestalling Economic Disaster November 2008
Estate Tax Repeal October 2005
Tax and Budget Priorities April 2002
Taxing E-Commerce May 2000

 

Energy and Environment

 

Oil Industry Tax Breaks May 2012
Keystone Pipeline December 2011
The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill June 2010
The Road to Copenhagen December 2009
Energy Consumption September 2008
Renewable Fuels Policy April 2007
Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling October 2006
Electric Energy Transmission November 2001
Strategic Petroleum Reserve December 2000
Nuclear Waste Storage January 1998

 

Food and Nutrition

 

Child Nutrition December 2010
Food Safety April 2008
Genetically Modified Foods March 2006
Restructuring Head Start May 2003
Genetically Modified Foods March 2001

 

Foreign Policy

 

4 Aid to China April 2012
Congress’s Role in Foreign Policy December 2011
Foreign Policy and the 2008 Election October 2008
Judgin the Surge October 2007
U.S. Troop Deployment November 2007
Debating Iraq War Policy March 2007
United Nations Peacekeeping September 2004
U.S. Relations with Russia August 1998

 

Free Speech

 

The Stolen Valor Act March 2012
Free Speech and Campaign Funding September 2011
Campaign Finance & Free Speech September 2010
Church vs. State on Campus May 2010
Free Expression in a Public Forum February 2009
Broadcast Indecency December 2008
Student Speech May 2007
Importing Prescription Drugs November 2003
Genetically Modified Foods March 2001

 

Health

 

Health Care Reform May 2012
Mandated Contraceptive Coverage April 2012
Labeling Imported Food March 2012
Fracking and Drinking Water Safety March 2012
The Health Care Debate Continues March 2011
Water and Sanitation January 2011
Controlling Toxic Substances October 2011
Health Care Reform December 2009

Human Rights

Syria Crackdown September 2011
The U.S. Military Presence Abroad September 2010
Children’s Rights May 2009
International Family Planning April 2009
Pakistan on the Brink February 2008
Enemy Detainees January 2008
Myanmar/Burma September 2007
The Human Rights Council May 2006

Immigration

Illegal Workers January 2011
Asylum in America March 2009
Guest Workers June 2005

International Aid

Haiti’s Recovery and Reconstruction February 2011
Foreign Policy and the 2008 Election October 2008
U.S. Aid to Colombia February 2001

International Relations

Asia

China’s Currency Policy November 2010
Google vs. China April 2010
Chinese Tire Tariffs October 2009
The Question of Tibet May 2008
Trade with Vietnam December 2006
The North Korean Nuclear Test November 2006
Japan’s Defense Policy September 2003
North Korea’s Nuclear Program March 2003
China and World Markets June 2000

Africa

Libyan Uprising April 2011
Revolution in Egypt March 2011
The Horn of Africa January 2010

Middle East

The U.S. Military Presence Abroad September 2010
Terrorist Activity in Yemen March 2010
U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan November 2009
United Nations Peacekeeping December 2008
The United States and Iran December 2007
Judging the Surge October 2007
Debating Iraq War Policy March 2007
The Israel-Lebanon Crisis September 2006

South America

Upheaval in Honduras September 2009
Free Trade with Colombia January 2009
The Falklands/Malvinas Islands May 2007
U.S.-Peru Relations April 2007
U.S. Aid to Colombia February 2001

Labor and Employment

Illegal Workers January 2011
Job Creation March 2010
Race Discrimination in Promotions October 2009
Unionizing Workers March 2009
Mine Safety January 2008

Privacy

Warrantless GPS Tracking January 2012
Warrantless Searches February 2011
The Right to Remain Silent October 2010
Police Roadblocks January 2004
Government Technology Surveillance April 2003
Student Drug Testing September 2002
Privacy in the Classroom January 2002
Medical Records Privacy August 2000

Religion

Church v. State March 2011
Protesting Military Funerals November 2011
Religious Displays in a National Preserve December 2009
Religion and Public Education May 2000

Science

Controlling Global Warming January 2008
Global Warming March 2007
Climate Change January 2004

Taxes

The Bush Tax Cuts January 2011
The Deficit and the Debt February 2010
Reshaping National Priorities April 2009
Estate Tax Repeal October 2005
Taxing E-Commerce May 2000

Trade

Free Trade with South Korea November 2011
Chinese Tire Tariffs October 2009
Buy American March 2009
Lifting Cuba Sanctions February 2009
Free Trade with Colombia January 2009
Trade with Vietnam December 2006

Transportation

High-Speed Rail April 2011
Reshaping National Priorities April 2009
Infrastructure Financing January 2009
Highway Funding April 2004

War

Transition in Afghanistan May 2012
The U.S. Military Presence Abroad September 2010
U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan November 2009
Iraqi Refugees April 2008
U.S. Troop Deployment November 2007
Judging the Surge October 2007
Debating Iraq War Policy March 2007
Iraq Two Years Later March 2005
Military and Reconstruction Funding December 2003
Postwar Iraq November 2003
The Iraqi Crisis January 2003
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