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Press release: “U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today reintroduced two bills [Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act and the Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act] aimed at protecting individuals from identity theft by requiring businesses to notify consumers in the event of a security breach and prohibiting the sale or display of an individuals …
Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq: Key Issues for Congressional Oversight, GAO-07-308SP, January 9, 2007. “Iraq has had three successful elections, adopted a constitution, and installed its first elected government. At the same time, since the initial ground offensive ended in 2003, the costs to secure and stabilize Iraq have grown substantially, as has the level …
There are many changes as a result of the power shift on the Hill, not the least of which appears tangibly in the websites of various committees. This is a result of committee name changes [see New House Committee on Science and Technology Launches Website] and shift of party control, so new web links are …
Press release: “U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Barack Obama (D-IL) have introduced legislation that would implement extensive changes to lobbying and ethics rules in Congress. The Feingold-Obama bill improves substantially on S. 2349, the lobbying disclosure and ethics bill that the Senate passed in March 2006 and that the Senate will begin considering today. …
Report on the Legislative and Oversight Activities of the Committee on Ways and Means during the 109th Congress, December 22, 2006 (193 pages, PDF).
“National Center for State Courts’ Gavel to Gavel will help identify trends in legislative activity as it relates to the courts in seven broad areas…” Volume 1, Issue 1 (January 4, 2007)
CRS Report, 9/11 Commission Recommendations – Implementation Status, December 4, 2006. Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007, (279 pages, PDF). Published January 5, 2007 – via GPO.
“Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today released Guide to Earmark Reform. The report evaluates the recently-passed House ethics package (H. Res. 6) and the President’s proposal for earmark reforms, and compares each with CAGW’s recommendations.” Related postings on earmarks
From a press release by Sen. Harry Reid, January 4, 2007: “…In the first 10 bills we will introduce this afternoonand in our on-going oversight of the war in Iraqwe intend to address three priorities of the nation: one, providing real security; two, restoring transparency, accountability and responsibility to the United States government; and three, …
On January 5, 2007, the following new legislative resources will be available on the House of Representatives’ Legislative Archive website: Bill Text, 110th Congress – “The full text of all bills and resolutions introduced in the House during the 110th Congress. Select bills of interest by searching by bill number or for words contained in …
Text of H.Res. 6 – Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Tenth Congress, January 4, 2007. Section by Section Summary of H.R. 6 – Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Tenth Congress, January 4, 2007.
Peggy Garvin posted this information on the SLA Government Information Division blog about the new features as follows: “The THOMAS legislative information system from the Library of Congress has posted beta versions of several new features. The direct link to the new features being tested is thomas.loc.gov/beta/ — or you can click on the Explore …
