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Abstract: 

The last Washington Report focused on the bills that had been introduced at the end of the 107th Congress. The first quarter of 2003 has brought a change in power in the Senate, a sudden change in Senate Republican leadership, belated completion of the FY 2003 budget, continued focus on terrorism, the war in Iraq, and considerable attention paid to judicial nominations and tax cuts. As a result, the pace of legislation on other issues, particularly those that are domestic in nature, is slow. Several relevant bills have been introduced or reintroduced, and they are discussed in this article.

Keywords: Elder Justice Act; Elder Justice Coalition; establishment of Violence Against Women office; screening and criminal background checks; Social Security Program Protection Act of 2003 (H.R. 743)

Affiliations:  1: American Bar Association on Legal Problems of the Elderly.