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State-Federal Relations and Standing Committees
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| News Highlights: State-Federal & Standing Committees | Standing Committees: Membership & Governance | Capitol to Capitol / Newsletters | Letters/Testimony | Policy Positions | Federal Resources |
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Supreme Court Takes on Federalism Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing three major cases that deal with federalism this term, cases that are expected to draw bright lines on where state and federal powers begin and end. Read brief descriptions of the three cases and listen to an interview with NCSL’s Senior Federal Affairs Counsel Susan Frederick, who explains what the court will be deciding. More
Regulation of Insurance
NCSL submits comments to the Federal Insurance Office on the regulation of insurance in the United States. More
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NCSL Standing Committees & Task Forces
| Overview | Agriculture and Energy | Budgets and Revenue | Communications, Financial Services and Interstate Commerce | Education | Environment | Health | Human Services and Welfare |
| Labor and Economic Development | Law and Criminal Justice | Legislative Effectiveness | Redistricting and Elections | Transportation | Task Forces |
Webinar: Recidivism Reduction and Justice Reinvestment
 Successful corrections and sentencing policies result in recidivism reduction and cost savings. Learn how recidivism is defined and measured, and how some states have achieved significant drops in recidivism, including "justice reinvestment" approaches. More
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Backgrounder on the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA)
 The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), passed as part of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, created standards for sex offender registration and notification programs in states, tribes, and territories. SORNA requires sex offenders to register regularly and in-person, usually at their local law enforcement agency, and notify the authorities if they travel or move. Also, juvenile offenders convicted of certain violent sex offenses must be registered and placed on a law enforcement registry (for life, or 25 years if reduced by a court). More
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2011 Fall Forum Session -- Smartphones Meet the Fourth Amendment
 As wireless technology becomes smaller and smarter, issues around warrantless searches of cell phones become larger and more common. Listen as the session discusses state issues and actions related to warrantless searches of cell phones at time of arrest. More
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2010 Fall Forum Session -- Offender Reentry and Collateral Consequences
 The Law and Criminal Justice and Labor and Economic Development Committees discussed state and federal re-entry initiatives that seek to interrupt the costly cycle of incarceration and crime. More
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NCSL Opposes HR 5 "the “Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011.”
 On April 4, 2011, NCSL sent a letter to the U.S House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health in strong, bipartisan opposition to HR 5. More
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State & Local Legal Center
 The State & Local Legal Center files amicus briefs, conducts moot courts and provides othe assistance in connection with the U.S. Supreme Court. More
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