Category «Legislation»

Climate Change Legislation Design White Paper: Competitiveness Concerns/Engaging Developing Countries

Committee on Energy and Commerce and its Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, Climate Change Legislation Design White Paper: Competitiveness Concerns/Engaging Developing Countries, January 31, 2008: “This White Paper discusses potential domestic legislative provisions that could encourage developing countries to curb their emissions of greenhouse gases.” Memorandum to Members of the Committee

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legislation

Recent Publications of the Joint Committee on Taxation on Economic Stimulus Act

Follow up to postings on the economic stimulus package: JCX-13-08 (January 30, 2008) Estimated Budget Effects Of The “Economic Stimulus Act Of 2008,” As Ordered Reported By The Committee On Finance And Scheduled For Consideration On The Senate Floor On January 30, 2008 JCX-12-08 (January 30, 2008) Estimated Budget Effects Of The Chairman’s Modification To …

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

Security Experts Warn that Pending Surveillance Law Will Weaken US National Security

EPIC: “In a report that will appear in IEEE Security & Privacy, leading experts in computer security warn that legislation now under consideration in the Senate could make the United States vulnerable to attack. The paper Risking Communications security: Potential hazards of the Protect America Act warns that warrantless wiretapping creates creates serious security risks, …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Legislation, Privacy

Annual Superfund Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2007

Annual Superfund Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2007, January 2008 “This report covers Fiscal Year 2007 Superfund activity of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG). The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 requires the OIG to annually audit the Superfund program and report the results to Congress. We …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation

Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008

H.R. 5140, the Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 (bill text) Technical Explanation of the Revenue Provisions of H.R. 5140, the “Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008” Summary of Tax Provisions Caculation of Recovery Rebate Recovery Rebates

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

UK Counter-Terrorism Bill 2007-08

Bill 63 07-08 (90 pages, PDF), and Summary of the Bill: “A Bill to Confer further powers to gather and share information for counter-terrorism and other purposes; to make further provision about the detention and questioning of terrorist suspects and the prosecution and punishment of terrorist offences; to impose notification requirements on persons convicted of …

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

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Reviewing the XO $100 Laptop, by Conrad J. Jacoby Social Networks for Law Librarians and Law Libraries, or How We Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Friending, by Debbie Ginsberg and Meg Kribble FOIA Facts: The Impact of the OPEN Government Act of 2007, by Scott A. Hodes Criminal Resources: Criminal Defense Investigation, by Ken …

Subjects: Blogs, Congress, E-Government, Freedom of Information, Legal Research, Legislation, Libraries, Marketing

As Economy Slows, Demand for Children's Health Insurance and Medicaid Grows

Joint Economic Committee press release: “Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Vice Chair of the Joint Economic Committee, today released a report showing that worsening economic conditions will increase demand for the State Childrens Health Insurance Program and Medicaid, and called on colleagues in Congress to vote next Wednesday to override the Presidents veto of H.R. 3963, legislation …

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

Report: Proposed Greenhouse Gas Legislation Will Not Hinder U.S. Economic Growth

January 2008 – Part 2 of The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Analysis of Senate Bill S. 1766 in the 110th Congress, the Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007. The Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007 (S.1766) is designed to reduce U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from the production and use of energy. Part …

Subjects: Congress, Legal Research, Legislation

Higher Education Act Reauthorization in the 110th

CRS Report – Higher Education Act Reauthorization in the 110th Congress: A Comparison of Major Proposals, December 13, 2007. “The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) as amended, authorizes the federal governments major federal student aid programs (Title IV), as well as other programs which provide institutional aid and support (Titles II, III and V). …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legislation

Markey Letter to Interior Secretary Urges Settling Of Polar Bear Decision Ahead of Oil Drilling Sale

Follow up to previous posting on listing the polar bear as a threatened species, this January 18, 2008 press release: “Select Committee Chairman Rep. Edward Markey…sent a letter to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne reinforcing the message that the Secretary should postpone the pending oil lease sale on the critical habitat of the polar bear while …

Subjects: Congress, Legislation

Conyers Introduces Bill to Fight Voter Caging

Press release: “House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) introduced the Caging Prohibition Act of 2008. Voter caging is a practice by which mail is sent to a registered voters address and, if the mail is returned as undeliverable or if it is delivered and the voter does not respond, his or her registration …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Legislation

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