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Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 Removes Enron Loophole and Reforms Electronic Energy Markets, James Hamilton, J.D., LL.M., CCH Principal Analyst. “A measure reauthorizing the CFTC and closing the Enron loophole is included in the massive Farm Bill that has been reported out of a House-Senate conference, passed by Congress, and awaits presidential action. …
“New documents and testimony obtained by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform show that EPA career staff unanimously supported granting Californias request for a waiver to enforce its greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and trucks. EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson also supported granting the petition, at least in part, until he communicated with the …
Committee on Homeland Security Majority Staff Report Examining: Public Health, Safety, and Security for Mass Gatherings, May 2008 (64 pages, PDF). “Mass gatherings pose special challenges in terms of management and control, especially considering their value as targets for terrorism and other crimes. The terrorist goal of attacking cities in order to kill and injure …
H. Sterling Burnett and D. Sean Shurtleff, Capping CO2 Emissions, Boosting Energy Costs, National Center for Policy Analysis, Brief Analysis No. 617, May 13, 2008. “Bills recently introduced in Congress would control greenhouse gas emissions through cap-and-trade schemes. They would place an upper limit, or cap, on the overall level of emissions, and then distribute …
Fact Sheet: Emergency Supplemental: Iraq, Afghanistan, Veterans and Workers, Prepared by the Majority Staff of the House Appropriations Committee, May 14, 2008: “Tomorrow the House of Representatives will consider the emergency supplemental bill to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and pressing domestic needs. Under consideration are $183.9 billion in outstanding requests from the …
H.R. 3548: Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2008 – To enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing plain language as the standard style for Government documents issued to the public, and for other purposes. [UsabilityNews.com via Darlene Fichter]
News release: “The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq of technical assistance for construction of facilities and infrastructure as well as associated equipment and services. The total value, if all options are exercised, could be as high as $450 million. The Government of Iraq has requested a …
New York Times: “No industrialized economy is as reliant on oil, or as obsessed with gasoline prices, as the United States, the worlds biggest consumer of oil. But the oil market is largely immune to Washingtons machinations, and prices have more than quadrupled over the last six years for reasons that are increasingly disconnected from …
“On May 7, Mary Alice Baish of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) gave testimony [Statement on behalf of GPO funding] before the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, Legislative Branch Subcommittee, in support of the fiscal year (FY) 2009 budget request of the U.S. Government Printing Office. She testified on behalf of AALL, the American …
News release: “The Committee launched an investigation immediately after the disaster, finding it likely that the tragedy was the result of a flawed plan for conducting retreat mining in the area of the mine where the deaths occurred.” Memorandum from the Chairman to the Members of the Committee on Education and Labor Regarding the August …
“As Congress considers President Bush’s request for another $178 billion in total war funding for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2008 and the first part of Fiscal Year 2009, the National Priorities Project (NPP) released today a state-level table and breakdowns of Iraq war spending costs by state, congressional district, county and town, showing the …
News release: “Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY), today announced the release of the 2008 edition of Background Material and Data on the Programs within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means, informally known as the Green Book. The Green Book provides updated data and information on programs within the …
