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H.R. 3910 – To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require individuals to present a government-issued photo identification as a condition of voting in elections for Federal office, to prohibit any individual from tabulating votes in an election for Federal office unless the individual has been subject to a criminal background check, …
From the ALA Office of Government Relations today: “Six important business organizations (including the United States Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, and The Financial Services Roundtable) wrote to Senator Specter expressing “support for reforms to Sections 215 and 505 of the Patriot Act which allow the federal government to require voluminous and …
A Glossary of Terms Used in the Federal Budget Process, GAO-05-734SP, September 1, 2005, released October 5, 2005 (182 pages, PDF).
Signed into law on September 30, S.B. No. 355: This bill would enact the Anti-Phishing Act of 2005. The bill would make it unlawful for any person, through the Internet or other electronic means, to solicit, request, or take any action to induce another person to provide identifying information by representing itself to be a …
Committee on Government Reform, September 29, 2005 hearing, The Last Frontier: Bringing the IT Revolution to Healthcare. “Doctors continue to write billions of handwritten prescriptions every year, a significant portion of which are illegible, or involve incorrect or incompatible drugs. According to one survey, only 15 percent of physicians are using electronic prescribing systems, and …
Courtesy of GalleryWatch.com: Committee Report to Accompany S.__, the “Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2006” (61 pages, PDF) Committee Report to Accompany S.__, as unanimously passed by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (114 pages, PDF)
Legislative Text of HR__, the “Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita Flood Insurance Buy-In Act”, Introduced by Rep. Gene Taylor on September 27, 2005. (8 pages, PDF)
Identity Theft: Outline of Federal Statutes and Bibliography of Select Resources, by Sara R. Paul Free and Fee Based Appellate Court Briefs Online, by Michael Whiteman
From the Order, released September 23, 2005: “In this Order, we conclude that the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) applies to facilities-based broadband Internet access providers and providers of interconnected voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service. This Order is the first critical step to apply CALEA obligations to new technologies and services that …
MIT Online Forum: The Real ID Act of 2005: “This is a facilitated discussion of the problems and prospects related to the Real ID Act of 2005, enacted by Congress and signed by the President. For purposes of this online discussion, we are focused on the driver license and identity management aspects of the legislation, …
From 0 to 360 in Seconds How to Get Up to Speed with Thomson’s Firm360, by Donna Cavallini CongressLine by GalleryWatch.com: The American Town Meeting, by Paul Jenks The Government Domain: RSS and Uncle Sam, by Peggy Garvin FOIA Facts: The Importance of FOIA, Part 2, by Scott A. Hodes Burney’s Gadgets for Legal …
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 …
