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News release: “House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) today issued a subpoena to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide to the committee a number of previously requested documents by July 9. The Subcommittee on Commercial and Adminstrative Law voted this week to authorize committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. to issue the subpoena …
“The United States Statutes at Large, typically referred to as the Statutes at Large, is the permanent collection of all laws and resolutions enacted during each session of Congress. The Statutes at Large is prepared and published by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Every public and private …
Laptop Searches and Other Violations of Privacy Faced by Americans Returning from Overseas Travel, Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights, June 25, 2008. From the Statement of Senator Russ Feingold: “So the constitutional question we face today is this: When the government looks through the contents of your laptop, …
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, 25 June 2008. National Intelligence Assessment on the National Security Implications of Global Climate Change to 2030. Statement for the Record of Dr. Thomas Fingar, Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analysis and Chairman of the National Intelligence Council. “We …
Measuring Stability & Security in Iraq (06/16/2008): “The following reports to Congress are submitted pursuant to the section entitled Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq of House Conference Report 109-72 accompanying H.R. 1268, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005, Public Law 109-13.” “The strategic goal …
“Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Waxman sent a letter today requesting that President Bush declassify provisions in the Joint MNF-I/U.S. Embassy-Baghdad Campaign Plan that refer to U.S. military bases in Iraq and the timeline for their existence, as well as a GAO report issued today regarding this Joint Campaign Plan.”
June 16, 2008 – Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA): What Is It, and How Might One Be Utilized In Iraq? June 16, 2008 – Boumediene v. Bush: Guantanamo Detainees’ Right to Habeas Corpus June 11, 2008 – Telework Legislation Pending in the 110th Congress: A Side-by-Side Comparison of Provisions June 10, 2008 – Walter Reed …
Options for Offsetting the Economic Impact on Low-and Moderate-Income Households of a Cap-and-Trade Program for Carbon Dioxide Emissions, June 17, 2008. Letter to Jeff Bingaman, Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources The Long-Term Budget Outlook and Options for Slowing the Growth of Health Care Costs, June 17, 2008. Statement of Peter R. Orszag, Director, …
News release: “Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman John Jay Rockefeller (WV), Senate Intelligence Committee Vice-Chair Kit Bond (MO), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD), and House Minority Whip Roy Blunt (MO) announced today that a bipartisan compromise has been agreed to that will modernize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The FISA Amendments Act, H.R. 6304 (114 …
News release: “The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security today approved legislation aimed at strengthening the protections against terrorist attack on American soil. The Chairmans Mark invests $41.3 billion in measures that are the nations highest-priority security projects. This includes an increase of nearly $2.6 billion above President Bushs budget request, and an increase of …
Fact Sheet: “Today, President Bush called on Congress to help American families by removing barriers to domestic production of oil and gasoline. For many Americans, there is no more pressing concern than high gasoline prices. Behind them is the basic law of supply and demand. In recent years, the world’s demand for oil has grown …
Oversight of U.S. Efforts to Train and Equip Police and Enhance the Justice System in Afghanistan – David T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs – Statement before the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, June 18, 2008. “Ravaged by nearly 30 …
