Category «Congress»

Government Printing, Publications, and Digital Information Management: Issues and Challenges

CRS Report – Government Printing, Publications, and Digital Information Management: Issues and Challenges, November 8, 2017. R45014 “In the past half-century, in government and beyond, information creation, distribution, retention, and preservation activities have transitioned from a tangible, paper-based process to digital processes managed through computerized information technologies. Information is created as a digital object which …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

CRS – Speechwriting Resources: Fact Sheet

CRS Report – Speechwriting Resources: Fact Sheet November 4, 2015 “As elected officials and leaders, Senators and Representatives are frequently called upon to deliver speeches and other public remarks to a range of audiences. Congressional staff often prepare draft speeches for Members of Congress. Effective delivery can greatly improve the reception of a speech. In …

Subjects: Congress, Knowledge Management

NYT Trump Is Rapidly Reshaping the Judiciary

Trump Reshaping Courts at Fastest Pace in Five Decades – “Republican lawyers and lawmakers are working together to install conservative judges on the influential federal appeals courts at a clip not seen in decades…In the weeks before Donald J. Trump took office, lawyers joining his administration gathered at a law firm near the Capitol, where …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Courts, Legal Research

NYT – After Weinstein: A List of Men Accused of Sexual Misconduct and the Fallout for Each

“After multiple women came forward to accuse Harvey Weinstein, the Hollywood producer, of sexual misconduct, at least 20 high-profile men in a variety of industries have also been accused. Since then, a number have resigned, been fired or experienced other fallout after claims ranging from inappropriate text messages to rape. Here is a list of …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Legal Research

House Tax Plan sneaks under $1.5 Trillion debt limit – Senate releases two page bill summary

Follow up to previous posting – DavisPolk Posts Updated Tax Bill Navigator Tool – and HR 1 – Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2017 – via Axios: “The latest version of the House tax bill, passed by the Ways and Means Committee this afternoon, meets Senate deficit requirements, according to a Joint Committee on Taxation …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

DavisPolk Posts Updated Tax Bill Navigator Tool

Tax Reform and Transition Blog: “An updated version of the Tax Bill Navigator is now available, which reflects the draft House bill, including all amendments adopted by the House Ways and Means Committee as of the morning of November 8th, 2017. You can find the updated Tax Bill Navigator here. We have also generated a PDF comparison …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

Equifax says it owns all its data about you – really!

Senate Commerce Committee Hearing – Protecting Consumers in the Era of Major Data Breaches – November 8, 2017: “…“Massive data breaches have touched the vast majority of American consumers,” said [Senator John] Thune [R- S.D.]. “When such breaches occur, urgent action is necessary to protect sensitive personal information. This hearing will give the public the …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Financial System, ID Theft, Legal Research, Privacy

Brief Preliminary Distributional Analysis of the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”

“The Tax Policy Center has produced preliminary distributional estimates of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as introduced on November 3, 2017. We find the legislation would reduce taxes on average for all income groups in 2018 and 2027. The largest cuts, in dollars and as a percentage of after-tax income, would accrue to higher-income …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Legislation

EFF – Here’s How Congress Should Respond to the Equifax Breach

“There is very little doubt that Equifax’s negligent security practices were a major contributing factor in the massive breach of 145.5-million Americans’ most sensitive information. In the wake of the breach, EFF has spent a lot of time thinking through how to ensure that such a catastrophic breach doesn’t happen again and, just as importantly, …

Subjects: Congress, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Legal Research, Legislation, Privacy

Testimony by Cater Page to House Intel Committee

The Hill: “Carter Page, a former foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign, testified behind closed doors before the House Intelligence Committee for nearly eight hours on Thursday [November 2, 2017], revealing previously undisclosed details in the ongoing probes into Russian election meddling. Read Page’s full testimony here:”

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research

GPO and LC release digitized version of Congressional Record 1891-1911

“The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) partners with the Library of Congress to release the digital version of the bound Congressional Record from 1891-1911 on GPO’s govinfo (https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/crecb_gpo/_crecb). This release covers the debates and proceedings of the 52nd through the 61st Congresses. This era of Congress covers historical topics such as: The final two years …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Legal Research, Legislation

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