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Energy: Selected Facts and Numbers, Updated July 24, 2007 Trade Promotion Authority and Fast-Track Negotiating Authority for Trade Agreements: Major Votes, Updated July 17, 2007 Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses, Updated July 17, 2007 The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11, Updated July 16, 2007 NATO in …
CBO Testimony Statement of Robert A. Sunshine, Assistant Director for Budget Analysis – Estimated Costs of U.S. Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and of Other Activities Related to the War on Terrorism before the Committee on Budget, U.S. House of Representatives, July 31, 2007. “Funding to Date – Since September 2001, the Congress has appropriated …
House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law – Oversight Hearing on Privacy in the Hands of the Government: The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board and the Privacy Officer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, July 27, 2007. [links to witness statements]
July 30, 2007 Quarterly and Semiannual Report to Congress Highlights from the July 30, 2007 Report Iraq Reconstruction Timeline, July 30, 2007 Report Figures Report Pictures Report Tables
Documents, Leaks and the Boundaries of Expression, by Susan Nevelow Mart Librarians as Change Agents, by Mary Alice Baish Scanning and OCR with Acrobat 8, by Rick Borstein Guide to Short Form Open Access Legal Publications, by Ken Strutin Elder Resources on the Internet, by Marcus P. Zillman Gay/Lesbian Law Pathfinder, by Mark Plotkin The …
“In connection with a hearing scheduled by the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures of the House Committee on Ways and Means for August 1, 2007, the Joint Committee on Taxation has issued Present Law And Background Information Relating To Financing Of The Airport And Airway Trust Fund And Airports (JCX-58-07).”
“On July 27, 2007…the U.S. House of Representatives, in concurrence with the Senate, passed the Conference report of H.R. 1, the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, also known as the 9/11 Commission Recommendations bill.” Side by Side Summary of the Act (9 pages, PDF)
Press release: “On Thursday, the Committee held a hearing to examine the performance of the State Department and its contractors in the construction of the new $600 million U.S. embassy in Baghdad. The Committee asked questions regarding the embassy compound construction as well as allegations of labor abuse through improper contracting practices.” Documents and Links …
Press release: “Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), in consultation with Ranking Member Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), issued subpoenas Thursday compelling White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove and Deputy Director White House Political Affairs J. Scott Jennings to provide testimony and related information as part of ongoing congressional investigations into the mass firings …
Press release: “In two separate letters, Chairman Waxman asks when the White House Counsel’s office learned about White House officials’ use of nongovernmental e-mail accounts for official purposes, and what steps, if any, it took to preserve these records and prevent violations of the Presidential Records Act. A staff report issued by the committee’s majority …
Press release: “Today, the House Judiciary Committee sent a report and resolution to the House of Representatives finding former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten in statutory contempt of Congress for failing to respond to the Committee’s subpoenas in the U.S. Attorney investigation. The report passed by a …
Press release: “On Friday, 20 July 2007, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates joined with the Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to submit to Congress a three-page statement on U.S. national security and nuclear weapons, entitled Maintaining Deterrence in the 21st Century.”
