New or newly updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following.
Privacy: An Abbreviated Outline of Federal Statutes Governing Wiretapping and Electronic Eavesdropping, October 9, 2012
Privacy: An Overview of Federal Statutes Governing Wiretapping and Electronic Eavesdropping, October 9, 2012
Privacy: An Overview of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, October 9, 2012
Privacy: An Abridged Overview of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, October 9, 2012
Federal Laws Relating to Cybersecurity: Discussion of Proposed Revisions, November 9, 2012
Medical Marijuana: The Supremacy Clause, Federalism, and the Interplay Between State and Federal Laws, November 9, 2012
The Budget Control Act of 2011: Budgetary Effects of Proposals to Replace the FY2013 Sequester, November 9, 2012
El Salvador: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations, November 9, 2012
The U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Background and Issues, November 9, 2012
Trade Preferences: Economic Issues and Policy Options, November 14, 2012
The Distribution of Household Income and the Middle Class, November 13, 2012
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