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18 Mar 2011, 7:13 am by Michael Niren
Global competition for talent and investment grows more intense daily and the United States must step up or be left behind,” said Senator John Kerry, one of four people who introduced the act to Congress. [read post]
29 Oct 2019, 9:15 am by Russell Slifer
Unfortunately, the hearing title (“Promoting the Useful Arts: How can Congress prevent the issuance of poor quality patents? [read post]
11 Aug 2020, 11:46 am by Cassandra Maas
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) outlined the need for Congress to update and improve the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) in a report Tuesday. [read post]
19 Jan 2014, 7:13 pm by David J. Shestokas
At the end of the American Civil War Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866 granting US citizenship to former slaves. [read post]
18 Sep 2007, 3:01 pm
The Protect America Act 2007 [S 1927 materials], passed [JURIST report] by Congress in August, gives the Executive Branch expanded surveillance [read post]
13 Apr 2018, 12:30 pm
With the stakes for catastrophic war so high in Syria, it would be a dereliction of duty for Congress to cede such extraordinary power to the executive.An AUMF and a declaration of war are the two methods that Congress has used to exercise its exclusive power to declare war. [read post]
2 May 2022, 11:54 am by Natalie K. Orpett
Entitled “Congress Responds,” the episode looks at what Congress was doing in the days immediately after Jan. 6. [read post]
24 Dec 2012, 9:07 am
You can search for them using an Internet search engine, assuming you know the report title and the date of the recent version, or you can look for an organization that compiles CRS Reports for their own researchers, but also willingly shares with the public. [read post]
27 Feb 2018, 11:26 am by Katharine Trendacosta
The new Order eviscerated those protections; Congress can use the CRA to bring them back. [read post]
12 Jul 2008, 7:10 pm
Noting that robust payment and settlement systems are vital for financial stability, the Fed chief asked Congress to give the Board express oversight of the payment and settlement systems.Finally, in light of the Bear Stearns episode, he urged Congress to provide new tools to ensure an orderly liquidation of a systemically important securities firm that is on the verge of bankruptcy, together with a more formal process for deciding when to use those tools. [read post]
11 Dec 2020, 6:30 am by ernst
[Word has reached us of a call for the 2021 Congress & History Conference in the guise of the following open letter, dated December 8, from Burdett Loomis, University of Kansas. [read post]
15 Sep 2022, 6:54 pm by Tom Smith
The Supreme Court earlier this year found the US Constitution does not recognize the right to have an abortion. [read post]
23 Mar 2011, 8:07 am by Judicial Watch Blog
We need to know who is with us and who is against us! [read post]
19 Apr 2024, 7:27 am by Joe Mullin
Congress must not let well-positioned industry associations abuse copyright to control how you access, use, and share the law. [read post]
16 Dec 2009, 9:53 am
While you struggle to gain a vote in Congress (why won't mommy and daddy listen to us?!) [read post]
20 Dec 2017, 4:00 am by Bob Bauer
Just as he would be able to protect himself and his personal and political associates from liability for corrupt acts, he could wield the law against his political adversaries and use it to exact pliant behavior from the Congress. [read post]