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S. 849: A bill to promote accessibility, accountability, and openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] (introduced 3/13/2007). Related Bills: H.R. 1309, H.R. 1326. Senate Reports: 110-59
RS22654 – Veto Override Procedure in the House and Senate, April 30, 2007: “A bill or joint resolution that has been vetoed by the President can become law if two-thirds of the Members voting in the House and the Senate each agree to pass it over the President’s objection. The chambers act sequentially on vetoed …
Press release: “Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney and Congressman Vito Fossella released a report showing that people from all 50 states and the District of Columbia have enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry. According to the report, thousands of Americans from throughout the country were in the immediate vicinity of Ground Zero in the …
Press release: “Today, Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) joined committee members in a letter to Department of Homeland Security Chief Information Officer Scott Charbo requesting information about the security of the Departments networks. The letter follows up on a recent cybersecurity hearing, where members learned about the widespread hacking of government …
Wednesday 5/2/2007 Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security “Interrupting Terrorist Travel: Strengthening the Security of International Travel Documents ”
Congressional Testimony, Robert S. Mueller, III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Statement Before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, April 26, 2007: “…The fiscal 2008 budget for the FBI totals 29,373 positions and $6.4 billion. The net fiscal 2008 program increases total 714 new positions (231 agents, 121 intelligence …
Gadgets, Gadgets, Gadgets!, by Barbara Fullerton, Sabrina I. Pacifici and Aaron Schmidt The Government Domain: Tracking Federal Dollars, by Peggy Garvin Legal Protection of Cultural Property: A Selective Resource Guide, by Louise Tsang Reference from Coast to Coast: Stalking and Finding the Full-Text Article, by Jan Bissett and Margi Heinen CongressLine by GalleryWatch.com – Reporting …
Quarterly Report to Congress from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Quarterly, April 30, 2007 (Highlights, All Sections and Appendices)(PDF) April 30, 2007 Quarterly Report to Congress – Table of Contents to download sections separately
Press release: As Bush Administration Finally Agrees To Restrict Terrorists Access To Guns, Lautenberg Introduces Bill To Close ‘Terror Gap’: ” Last night, U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) introduced legislation to prohibit terrorist suspects from purchasing firearms, mirroring an Administration plan released yesterday. The bill seeks to close the “terror gap” in federal gun …
Justice Department Lists E-Mails and Memos Being Withheld in Firings of U.S. Attorneys: “The Justice Department released a list of internal documents Thursday focusing on lawmakers’ concerns and media questions about the firings of eight federal prosecutors, but the department resisted congressional demands for copies of the memos. The list of 159 e-mails and memos, …
Questions and Answers from U.S. Attorneys Q & A from Committee for John McKay Q & A from Committee for Carol Lam Q & A from Committee for Bud Cummins Q & A from Committee for David Iglesias Iglesias Supplement Q & A from Committee for Paul K. Charlton Charlton Supplement 1 Charlton Supplement 2 …
Legislative Branch: Energy Audits are Key to Strategy for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions GAO-07-516, April 25, 2007: “Legislative branch operations generated about 316,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions (expressed in carbon dioxide equivalents) in fiscal year 2006. The amount of greenhouse gas emissions generated by legislative branch operations is equal to the emissions produced …
