Exchange Act
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Toxic Substances Control Act
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Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
The Federal Fair Debt Collection Act regulates the behavior of collection agencies, lawyers and others who are collecting debts from consumers.
State legislatures Term Limits
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American Servicemembers’ Protection Act
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Hatch Act
Hatch Act 53 Stat. 1147 (1939); 54 Stat. 767 (1940)
United States Constitution
According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, a…
Freedom of Information Act
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Legislative Process
Congress: Legislative Process
Each Congress proposes thousands of new laws, but only a small percentage win the approval of both chambers and the president. At every stage of the lawmaking process, these proposals are amended, modified, and refined. To become law, a measure must make it thro…
Administrative Procedure Act
A law enacted in 1946 to provide procedural guidance for administrative agencies [see administrative agency]. It has never been significantly amended. The major topics addressed in the law are requirements for publication of agency documents in the Federal Register; participation by interested parti…
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 197216 U.S.C. § 1361 : US Code – Section 1361: Congressional findings and declaration of policy
This description of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 tracks the language of the U.S. Code, except that, sometimes, we use plain English and that we may …
Federal Water Pollution Control Act
See Clean Water Act.
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Coast Guard
The organization responsible for enforcing federal maritime laws. During peacetime, the Coast Guard operates under the Department of Transportation; during wartime, it is under naval command.
The Coast Guard's domain spans the high seas and the coastal waters within the territorial jurisd…
Clean Air Act
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Senatorial Courtesy
A folkway or informal norm of the Senate governing review of nominees for various federal positions. The practice of senatorial courtesy requires that a president confer with Senate members of his party from the state in which a federal appointment is to be made. Federal positions to which senatoria…
Clean Water Act
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Refuse Act
One of the oldest statutes dealing with pollution of waterways. Passed in 1899, the Refuse Act's primary purpose was not environmental protection but preventing obstruction to navigation. However, the lack of a specific, comprehensive law to regulate water pollution led the government to rely on…
Pollution Prevention Act
A statute enacted in 1990 that proclaimed a national policy of preventing and reducing pollution at the source. This policy was in sharp contrast to most environmental protection, which simply attempts to manage pollutants. The PPA highlights the need to prevent pollution and reduce the amount that …
Oil Pollution Act
A statute enacted in 1990, after the Exxon Valdez spilled oil in Prince William Sound the year before. Congress became convinced that existing law did not properly address preparation, cleanup, and compensation, so it remedied the situation by creating new law.
The Oil Pollution Act deals wit…
National Environmental Policy Act
A statute enacted in 1969 that established a national policy concerning environmental considerations and requires federal agencies to consider the environmental impact of major decisions. It also created the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), an agency charged with developing procedures for oth…
Marine Protection, Research, And Sanctuaries Act
A law enacted in 1972 to deal with ocean dumping, oceanic research, and protection of specified ocean areas. Commonly called the Ocean Dumping Act, MPRSA applies to discharges from vessels within the U.S. territorial seas, which extend three miles from the coastline, and to all U.S. vessels and pers…
Safe Drinking Water Act
Act Details
Safe Drinking Water Act was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1973-01-18 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 93 United States Congress by Warren Grant Magnuson in relation with:
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