Category «Congress»

State Department Releases Foreign Relations Volume II

“The Department of State released today Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976, volume II, Organization and Management of U.S. Foreign Policy, 1969–1972. The volume examines the efforts undertaken by the administration of President Richard Nixon to thoroughly reorganize the foreign policy decision-making process during Nixon’s first term. Particular attention is paid to the structure, …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

USDA Makes Subsidy Payment Information Public

Press release: “USDA will release a massive database today which, for the first time, will mean that payment data will be searchable for every individual in the U.S. who benefits from federal farm and conservation programs. In the past, while payments made to most individuals were available, shareholder data was obscured. Payment data for shareholders …

Subjects: Congress, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legislation

New on LLRX.com

The following articles are available in the December 2006 issue of LLRX.com: Bloggers Beware: Debunking Nine Copyright Myths of the Online World – Updated, by Kathy Biehl Criminal Justice Resources – Criminal Justice Blogs, by Ken Strutin A Compilation of State Lawyer Licensing Databases, by Trevor Rosen and Andrew Zimmerman Deep Web Research Research 2007, …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Copyright, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation, Libraries, Marketing, Securities Law

Wyden Proposes The Healthy Americans Act

Press release: “Following 60 years of gridlock on a desperately-needed overhaul of the nation’s health care system, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, a member of the Finance Committee, today unveiled a groundbreaking new proposal to provide affordable, high quality, private health coverage for everyone regardless of where they work or live.” Learn more about the Healthy …

Subjects: Congress, Legislation

Leahy Speech at Georgetown on Ensuring Liberty And Security Through Checks And Balances

Ensuring Liberty And Security Through Checks And Balances: A Fresh Start For The Senate Judiciary Committee In The New 110th Congress, December 13, 2006 – By Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Incoming Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, United States Senate. “When it comes to protecting Americans’ privacy, what we have today are analog rules in a digital …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Government Documents, Legislation, Privacy

Senators Introduce Bill to Repeal Real ID Act

Press release: “Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) and Senator John E. Sununu (R-NH) introduced legislation [on December 8, 2006] to repeal Title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, which they believe places an unrealistic and unfunded burden on state governments and erodes Americans’ civil liberties and privacy rights. The Identification Security Enhancement Act …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Legislation, Privacy

33 Members of Congress Request AG Provide Info on Anthrax Investigation

Press release: “Senator Chuck Grassley and Congressman Rush Holt today said that they sent a letter [text of which is available in PDF] to the Attorney General asking for a briefing on the Amerithrax case. The letter was signed by 33 members of Congress. “We’re seeing more and more agencies thwart the Constitutional responsibility of …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents