Category «Legislation»

An Introductory Resource Guide to Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

“NIST announces the release of the public draft of Special Publication 800-66 Revision 1, An Introductory Resource Guide to Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule (Draft). This Special Publication (SP), which discusses security considerations and resources that may provide value when implementing the requirements of the HIPAA Security Rule, was …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation, Privacy

EIA: Energy Market and Economic Impacts

May 2008 Petroleum Marketing Monthly With Data for February 2008 (04/30/2008): “Monthly price and volume statistics on crude oil and petroleum products at a national, regional and state level.” April 2008 Natural Gas Monthly With Data for February 2008 (04/30/2008): “Natural and supplemental gas production, supply, consumption, disposition, storage, imports, exports, and prices in the …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Legislation

Overview of State Legislation Related to Immigrants and Immigration

National Conference of State Legislatures: “This report, Overview of State Legislation Related to Immigrants and Immigration, January – March 2008, provides a first look at introduced legislation in 2008 and presents selected examples of enacted laws relating to immigrants and refugees. This process of legislative tracking and reporting is based on a comprehensive and inclusive …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

Senate Approves Health Privacy Bill

“The Center for Democracy and Technology applauds the Senate’s passage of HR 493, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 (GINA) by unanimous consent. The House is expected to quickly pass the measure. The bill represents a significant step forward in protecting health privacy because it prohibits the use of genetic information by employers when …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legislation, Privacy

Orphan Works Act of 2008 Introduced in House and Senate

The Orphan Works Act of 2008 (HR 5889 and S 2913) “attempts to create a system where new creators can use old works without fear of massive lawsuits, provided that a good faith effort has been made to find out if the work in question is copyrighted.” [Link] Public Knowledge resource guide to Orphan Works …

Subjects: Congress, Copyright, Legal Research, Legislation, Libraries

Proposed Regulations to Strengthen No Child Left Behind

News release: “On April 22, 2008, Secretary Spellings announced proposed regulations to strengthen and clarify No Child Left Behind. The proposed regulations focus on improved accountability and transparency, uniform and disaggregated graduation rates, and improved parental notification for supplemental educational services and public school choice. Below are documents that were released at the announcement. Fact …

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

CBO Cost Estimate for Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008

H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, April 22, 2008: “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 16, 2008.” “H.R. 5613 would extend existing moratoria on certain regulatory actions taken by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) with regard …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation

Economic and Housing Rescue Legislation Introduced in the House

News release: “In response to the nationwide economic downturn caused by the housing and credit crisis, members of the House Financial Services Committee today introduced legislation to combat the unprecedented rise in foreclosures, and the associated impact on cities and states. The legislation first announced by Chairman Barney Frank in March, will be divided into …

Subjects: Congress, Legislation

CIA Proposed Rule Modifying Freedom of Information Act Procedures

“Consistent with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), as amended by the Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2007, and Executive Order 13392, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has undertaken and completed a review of its public FOIA regulations that govern certain aspects of its processing of FOIA requests. As a result …

Subjects: E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

International Violence Against Women: U.S. Response and Policy Issues

CRS Report: International Violence Against Women: U.S. Response and Policy Issues, March 31, 2008 “In recent years, the international community has increasingly recognized international violence against women (VAW) as a significant human rights and global health issue. VAW, which can include both random acts of violence as well as sustained abuse over time, can be …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legislation

CBO: Cost Estimate for S. 2191, America's Climate Security Act of 2007

Cost Estimate for S. 2191, America’s Climate Security Act of 2007, April 10, 2008: Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on December 5, 2007. Cost Estimate for S. 2191, America’s Climate Security Act of 2007, with an amendment, April 10, 2008: Cost estimate for …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation

Honoring the sacrifice of the members of the United States Armed Forces who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan

110th CONGRESS, 2d Session, S. RES. 501: Honoring the sacrifice of the members of the United States Armed Forces who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation

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