Category «Congress»

Draft Legislation Proposes Fundamental Changes to Clean Air Act

From a September 22, 2005 letter written by Rep. Henry A. Waxman to EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson: “…draft legislative language, which was prepared under the direction of political appointees within the agency…would allow a single person, the EPA Administrator, to waive the Clean Air Act, its implementing regulations, and state air pollution requirements approved …

Subjects: Congress, Legal Research, Legislation

Committee to Review Disaster Response Failures Will Reflect Republican Agenda

In a follow-up to my September 8 posting, Impartial Congressional Review of Katrina Questioned, the House voted along party lines this afternoon in favor of the establishment of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (H. Res. 437). Related links: Rep. Waxman Decries Partisan Approach to Hurricane Katrina …

Subjects: Congress, Legislation

Recent CRS Reports on Disaster Recovery, Emergency Communications and Supplemental Appropriations

The following recently published CRS Reports are available free on USCongress.com: Federal Disaster Recovery Programs: Brief Summaries (13 pages, PDF) Emergency Communications: The Emergency Alert System (EAS) and All-Hazard Warnings (19 pages, PDF) Supplemental Appropriations for the 2004 Hurricanes and Other Disasters (19 pages, PDF)

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Hearings For Judge Roberts Begin September 12

Judge Roberts, the Committee Is Interested in Your View on . . . Democratic Members Of Senate Judiciary Committee Announce Witness List For Hearings On Supreme Court Nominee John Roberts Jr.: …those on the list consist “national leaders, legal scholars and courageous Americans who represent many of the vital issues facing the nation today, including …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Courts, Legal Research

Congress Approves and President Signs Emergency Aid for Katrina Recovery

From Congress Daily via USCongress.com, “Lawmakers approved a $51.8 billion emergency aid package Thursday, as Republican leaders in both chambers were preparing to formally announce as early as today a delay of budget reconciliation deadlines to give Congress even more time to focus on Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.” Related links: White House press release: On …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Impartial Congressional Review of Katrina Questioned

From the Hill.com: “Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) yesterday announced that they are setting up a bipartisan, bicameral committee to review the government’s response to Hurricane Katrina, despite the strong reservations or outright opposition from several GOP lawmakers.” From Sen. Harry Reid’s floor statement today: “An investigation of …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents