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Megan's Law

July 15, 2015 by George Dylan

Act Details Megan's Law was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1995-07-27 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of theÂ 104 United States Congress by in relation with:

Human Trafficking

April 15, 2015 by International

See International Criminal Law – Transnational Crime In late 2000, the United Nations for the first time in international law defined human trafficking in the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children (the Trafficking Protocol also […]

Defense of Marriage Act

April 9, 2015 by Multiple Authors

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Voting Rights Reauthorization Act

December 4, 2014 by Charlie Simon

Act Details
Voting Rights Reauthorization Act was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 2006-05-02 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 109 United States Congress by Frank James Sensenbrenner in relation with: Categories Uncategorized Tags Actions and defenses, Administrative remedies, Ballots, Bilingualism, Census, Civil rights and liberties, Civil rights enforcement, Congress, Congress 109, Congressional investigations, Congressional oversight, Department of Justice, Due process of law, Election administration, Expert witnesses, Federal employees, Government operations and politics, Government paperwork, House Judiciary (HSJU), Injunctions, Judicial opinions, Language and languages, Law, Legal fees, Local laws, Long Read, Minorities, minority issues, Office of Personnel Management, Racial discrimination, State laws, sub Subcommittee on Constitution (sub 10), Sunset legislation, Voting rights Leave a comment

Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act

December 4, 2014 by Charlie Simon

Act Details
Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 2005-02-16 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 109 United States Congress by Lucille Roybal-allard in relation with: Categories Uncategorized Tags Accidents, Advertising, Agriculture and food, Alcohol and youth, Alcoholic beverages, Alcoholism, Brain, Caregivers, Child development, Child health, Child welfare, Citizen participation, College sports, Colleges, Commerce, communications, Community and school, Congress, Congress 109, Congressional reporting requirements, Crime and law enforcement, Death, Driver licenses, Drug abuse, Drug abuse prevention, Drug abuse treatment, Drunk driving, Economics and public finance, Education, Electronic commerce, Epidemiology, Executive reorganization, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to research, Fetal alcohol syndrome, Fraud, Government operations and politics, Governmental investigations, Grants-in-aid, Health, Health education, Higher education, Homicide, House Energy and Commerce (HSIF), Intergovernmental relations, Internet, Juvenile delinquency, Labor and employment, Law, Liability (Law), Long Read, Medical research, Motion pictures, Nonprofit organizations, Parents, Performance measurement, Public service advertising, Radio broadcasting, Rape, Research grants, Retail trade, School health programs, Science, Sex, Social welfare, Sports and recreation, State laws, Students, sub Subcommittee on Health (sub 14), Suicide, Surveys, Technology, Television, Television advertising, Television broadcasting of sports, Television industry, Traffic accidents and safety, Transportation and public works, Youth violence Leave a comment

Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006

December 4, 2014 by Charlie Simon

Act Details
Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006 was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 2005-02-09 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 109 United States Congress by Lamar Seeligson Smith in relation with: Categories Uncategorized Tags Actions and defenses, Advertising, Commerce, Congress 109, Evidence (Law), Government operations and politics, House Judiciary (HSJU), Injunctions, intellectual property, Journalism, Law, Long Read, Reporters and reporting, Senate Judiciary (SSJU), State laws, sub Subcommittee on Courts the Internet and Intellectual Property (sub 03), Trademarks Leave a comment

Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006

December 4, 2014 by Charlie Simon

Act Details
Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006 was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 2006-05-17 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 109 United States Congress by Tom DeLay in relation with: Categories Uncategorized Tags Actions and defenses, Adoption, Caregivers, Child development, Child health, Child safety, Child welfare, communications, Congress, Congress 109, Congressional reporting requirements, Court records, Data banks, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Families, Family services, Foster home care, Government contractors, Government operations and politics, Government paperwork, Government service contracts, Governmental investigations, Grants-in-aid, Health, House Ways and Means (HSWM), Interstate compacts, Interstate relations, Law, Long Read, Medical records, Minorities, Native Americans, Parents, Parties to actions, Planning, Science, Social welfare, State courts, State government-Indian relations, State laws, Student records, Technology Leave a comment

Military Funeral Demonstrations Act

December 4, 2014 by Charlie Simon

Act Details
Military Funeral Demonstrations Act was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 2006-03-29 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 109 United States Congress by Mike Rogers in relation with: Categories Uncategorized Tags Armed forces and national security, Cemeteries and funerals, Civil rights and liberties, Congress 109, Crime and law enforcement, Fines (Penalties), Government operations and politics, House Judiciary (HSJU), Long Read, minority issues, Picketing, Public demonstrations, State laws, sub Subcommittee on Crime Terrorism and Homeland Security (sub 08), sub Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (sub 09), Virginia Leave a comment

Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006

October 26, 2017December 4, 2014 by Charlie Simon

Act Details
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 2005-12-08 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 109 United States Congress by Frank James Sensenbrenner in relation with: Categories Uncategorized Tags Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Adoption, Arrest, Assault, Authorization, Bail, Business records, Capital punishment, Child abuse, Child Federal Legislation, Child labor, Child pornography, Child sexual abuse, Child welfare, Child witnesses, Civil commitment, Civil rights and liberties, Commemorations, Commerce, communications, Computer crimes, Computer software, Congress, Congress 109, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Congressional tributes, Conspiracy, Crime and law enforcement, Crime prevention, Criminal aliens, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice information, Criminal statistics, Custody of children, Damages, Data banks, Department of Justice, Deportation, Directories, Disasters, DNA, Driver licenses, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Drug traffic, Economics and public finance, Education, Electronic government information, Electronic surveillance, Elementary and secondary education, Emergency management, Employee selection, Evidence (Law), Ex-offenders, Executive reorganization, Expert witnesses, Families, Family violence, Federal aid to Indians, Federal aid to law enforcement, Federal employees, Federal law enforcement officers, Federal-state relations, Finance and financial sector, Financial disclosure, Fines (Penalties), Fingerprints, Fire fighters, Forced labor, Forensic medicine, Forfeiture, Foster home care, Fugitives from justice, Gangs, Government operations and politics, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Governmental investigations, Guardian and ward, Habeas corpus, Health, Hearsay evidence, Homicide, House Judiciary (HSJU), House Ways and Means (HSWM), Identification devices, Identification of criminals, Illegal aliens, Immigration, Indian children, Indian law enforcement, Informers, Internet, Judges, Judicial officers, Juries, jurisdiction, Juvenile delinquency, Kidnapping, Labor and employment, Law, Law enforcement officers, Lawyers, Leadership, Legal fees, Liability (Law), Liens, Life imprisonment, Limitation of actions, Long Read, Mandatory sentences, Married people, Medical tests, Mental health services, Mentoring, Minorities, minority issues, Missing children, Missing persons, Money laundering, Motor vehicle registration, Murder, Names, Native Americans, Nevada, Obstruction of justice, Organized crime, Paramedical personnel, Parole, Personnel records, Police, Police training, Prison alternatives, Prisoners, privileges and immunities, Probation, prosecution, Prostitution, Protection of officials, Public prosecutors, Public service advertising, Rape, Rehabilitation of criminals, Relocation, safety, School personnel, Science, Searches and seizures, Security measures, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Sentencing guidelines, Sex crimes, Sex offenders, Slavery, Social security numbers, Social welfare, State courts, State laws, teachers, Technology, Transportation and public works, Victims of crimes, Video tape recording, Violence, Visas, Volunteer workers, Web sites, Witnesses, Youth services Leave a comment

Tax Reconciliation Act

December 4, 2014 by Charlie Simon

Act Details
Tax Reconciliation Act was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 2005-11-10 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 109 United States Congress by William Marshall Thomas in relation with: Categories Uncategorized Tags Accounting , Administrative procedure, Affiliated corporations, Affordable housing, Age, Agriculture and food, Alaska, Alternative energy sources, American Samoa, Annuities, Armed forces and national security, Art, Arts, Broadband, Business travel, California, Capital gains tax, Charitable contributions, Checks, Churches, Citizenship, Civil rights and liberties, Clothing, College costs, Commerce, communications, Competitive bidding, Computers, Congress 109, Construction costs, Consumer credit, Copyright, Corporation taxes, Crime and law enforcement, Criminal investigation, Culture, Dairy industry, Defense budgets, Department of the Treasury, Depletion allowances, Depreciation and amortization, Disabled, Disaster relief, Discrimination in insurance, Discrimination in medical care, Distance education, District of Columbia, Dividends , Dumping, Earnings, Easements, Economic development, Economics and public finance, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational technology, Electric vehicles, Elementary and secondary education, Emergency communication systems, Emergency management, Employee stock options, Energy, Energy assistance for the poor, Enterprise zones, Environmental protection, Environmental protection groups, Equipment and supplies, Ex-offenders, Excise tax, Expatriation, Export subsidies, Families, Farmers, Finance and financial sector, Financial services, Fines (Penalties), Floods, Food relief, Food stamps, Foreign corporations, Foreign investments, Foreign tax credit, Foreign trade and international finance, Foundations, Fraud, Free trade, Geology, Geophysical prediction, Government operations and politics, Government paperwork, Government trust funds, Governmental investigations, Hazardous wastes, Health, Health facilities, Health insurance, Higher education, Holding companies, Home ownership, House Ways and Means (HSWM), Housing and community development, Housing finance, Hurricane aftermath legislation, Hurricanes, Identification devices, Immigration, Income tax, Indian economic development, Individual retirement accounts, Infrastructure, Insurance premiums, intellectual property, Intelligence officers, Interest, International affairs, Inventories, Investments, Labor and employment, Law, Leases, Liability for environmental damages, Local taxation, Long Read, Long-term care, Maintenance and repair, Mathematics, Medical savings accounts, Mental health services, Merchant ships, Military and naval supplies, Military operations, Mine safety, Minimum tax, Minorities, Minority business enterprises, Minority employment, minority issues, Mortgage guaranty insurance, Mortgages, Music, Mutual funds, Natural gas, Nature conservation, New York City, New York State, Nontariff trade barriers, Nursing homes, Oil pollution, Oregon, Oxygen, Partnerships, Petroleum industry, Private aviation, Prospecting, Public lands and natural resources, Punitive damages, Real estate appraisal, Real estate investment, Religion, Rent, Rescue work, Research and development tax credit, Restaurants, Restrictive trade practices, Rural economic development, Sales tax, School buildings, Science, Scientific education, Securities , Small business, Social welfare, State laws, State taxation, Stocks, Subcontractors, Subsidiary corporations, Tax administration, Tax credits, Tax deductions, Tax deferral, Tax evasion, Tax exclusion, Tax exemption, Tax penalties, Tax rates, Tax returns, Tax shelters, Tax-deferred compensation plans, Tax-exempt organizations, Tax-exempt securities, Taxation of foreign income, teachers, Technology, Telemedicine, Texas, Trade agreements, Trade negotiations, Transportation and public works, Urban affairs, Valuation, Veterans' hospitals, Veterans' loans, Veterans' medical care, Veterans' pensions, Wages, Waste in government spending, Waste water treatment, Water resources development, Water treatment plants, Welfare eligibility, Welfare work participation, Wisconsin Leave a comment

2005 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act

December 4, 2014 by Charlie Simon

Act Details
2005 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 2005-07-28 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 109 United States Congress by Tom Davis in relation with: Categories Uncategorized Tags Appropriations, Auditing, Charter schools, Chief financial officers, Collective bargaining, Colleges, Commerce, Congress, Congress 109, Congressional oversight, Crime and law enforcement, Dental care, Disabled, District of Columbia, Drug abuse, Drunk driving, Economics and public finance, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Emergency management, Eye care, Fees, Financial statements, Fines (Penalties), Fiscal year, Gambling, Gifts, Government employees' health insurance, Government operations and politics, Government paperwork, Government procurement, Health, Higher education, House Government Reform (HSGO), Insurance companies, Interstate compacts, Labor and employment, Law, Lawyers, Legal aid, Legal fees, Local budgets, Local employees, Local finance, Local laws, Local officials, Long Read, Lotteries, Mayors, prosecution, Public Records, Rating of teachers, Salaries, School districts, School personnel, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (SSGA), Social welfare, Special education, Sports and recreation, State laws, sub Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia (sub 03), Taxicabs, Traffic accidents and safety, Transportation and public works, Volunteer workers, Wills, Workers' compensation Leave a comment

Curbing Production of Methamphetamine Act

December 4, 2014 by Charlie Simon

Act Details
Curbing Production of Methamphetamine Act was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 2005-07-11 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 109 United States Congress by Frank James Sensenbrenner in relation with: Categories Uncategorized Tags Administrative procedure, Air cargo, Air piracy, Airports, Aliens, Animals, Antitrust law, Armed forces and national security, Arrest, Arson, Arts, Assault, Auditing, Aviation safety, Bank fraud, Bank records, Biological warfare, Border patrols, Bribery, Business records, Cabinet officers, Capital punishment, Chemical warfare, Chemicals, Child safety, Cigarettes, Civil rights and liberties, Commerce, communications, Compensation for victims of crime, Computer software, Confidential communications, Congress, Congress 109, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Conspiracy, Consumer credit, Containerization, Counterintelligence, Court records, Crime and law enforcement, Criminal aliens, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice information, Culture, Data banks, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Destruction of property, Diplomacy, District courts, Drug abuse, Drug addiction, Drug courts, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Drug law enforcement, Drug traffic, Drugs, Drugs and women, Drugs and youth, Economic assistance, Economics and public finance, Education, Electronic surveillance, Elementary and secondary education, Emergency communication systems, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Employee training, Energy, Energy facilities, Environmental protection, Equipment and supplies, Evidence (Law), Executive reorganization, Explosives, Export controls, Families, Family services, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid programs, Federal aid to Indians, Federal aid to law enforcement, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal preemption, Finance and financial sector, Fines (Penalties), Fire departments, Fire fighters, Firearms , Flight crews, Foreign agents, Foreign trade and international finance, Forfeiture , Fraud, Fund raising, Gifts, Government operations and politics, Government paperwork, Habeas corpus, Hazardous wastes, Health, Higher education, House Intelligence (Permanent Select) (HLIG), House Judiciary (HSJU), Identification devices, Identity theft, Import restrictions, Income tax, Indian law enforcement, Indictments, Infrastructure, Infrastructure (Economics), Inspectors general, Intermodal transportation, International affairs, International agencies, International cooperation, Judicial officers, Judicial Review, jurisdiction, Labor and employment, Larceny, Latin America, Law, Legal fees, Liability (Law), Libraries, Life imprisonment, Long Read, Mandatory sentences, Marine safety, Marine terminals, Mass rapid transit, Medical records, Methamphetamine, Mexico, Military training, Minorities, minority issues, Money laundering, Native Americans, Navigation, Nonviolence, Nuclear terrorism, Organized crime, Packaging, Paramedical personnel, Parole, Passenger ships, Periodicals, Pharmacies, Police, Police training, Postal service, Pregnant women, Presidential appointments, Presidential succession, prosecution, Protection of animals, Protection of officials, Public prosecutors, Railroad safety, Railroads, Rehabilitation of criminals, Religion, Rescue work, Residence requirements, Retail trade, Right of privacy, Right to counsel, Risk, Science, Searches and seizures, Secret service, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Sentencing guidelines, Smokeless tobacco, Smuggling, Social welfare, Standards, State government-Indian relations, State laws, Student records, Subways, Sunset legislation, Surface-to-air missiles, Tax returns, Technology, Telephone, terrorism, torture, Trade agreements, Transportation and public works, Transportation of hazardous substances, Transportation safety, Trucks, Undercover operations, Underground economy, Victims of terrorism, Violence, Volunteer workers, Warrants (Law), Weapons, Weapons of mass destruction, Welfare eligibility, Witnesses, Women Leave a comment

Appropriations Act FY2006, Labor, HHS, Education

December 4, 2014 by Charlie Simon

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Appropriations Act FY2006, Labor, HHS, Education was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 2005-06-21 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 109 United States Congress by Ralph Straus Regula in relation with:

TEA-LU Act

December 4, 2014 by Charlie Simon

Act Details
TEA-LU Act was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 2005-02-09 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 109 United States Congress by Don Young in relation with:

Immigrant Security Standards Act

December 4, 2014 by Charlie Simon

Act Details
Immigrant Security Standards Act was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 2005-03-11 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 109 United States Congress by Jerry Lewis in relation with: Categories Uncategorized Tags Administration of justice, Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Admission of nonimmigrants, Afghanistan, Africa (Sub-Saharan), Agricultural assistance, agricultural labor, Agricultural research, Agriculture and food, Air force, Alien labor, Ambulatory care, Ammunition, Animals, Appellate courts, Aquatic ecology, Aquatic pests, Aquatic plants, Arab-Israeli conflict, Architect of the Capitol, Arkansas, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces and national security, Armed forces reserves, Arms sales, Army, Arrest, Arts, Auditing, Australia, Baseball, Blind, Border patrols, Broadcasting Board of Governors, Building construction, Burns, Cabinet officers, Capitol (Washington, Central Asia, Charities, Chemical warfare, Child sexual abuse, Civil rights and liberties, Clinton Administration, Coast guard, College costs, Colleges, Colorado, Commemorations, communications, Compensation (Law), Congress, Congress 109, Congress and foreign policy, Congress and military policy, Congressional agencies, Congressional employees, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Copyright, Crime and law enforcement, Criminal investigation, Culture, Customs administration, Defense budgets, Defense procurement, Democracy, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of the Interior, Disabled, Disaster relief, Disciplining of employees, Dismissal of employees, District courts, District of Columbia, Drug abuse, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Drug law enforcement, Earthquakes, East Asia, Economic assistance, Economics and public finance, Ecuador, Education, Embargo, Embassies, Emergency communication systems, Emergency management, Employee crimes, Employee rights, Endangered species, Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, Ethics, Europe, Executive reorganization, Exotic plants, Families, Federal aid to housing, Federal aid to the arts and humanities, Federal aid to water resources development, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal employees, Federal installations, Federal office buildings, Federal-state relations, Finance and financial sector, fisheries, Fishery management, Floods, Food relief, Foreign leaders, Foreign loans, Foreign service, Foreign trade and international finance, Former Soviet states, Fraud, Fringe benefits, Gaza Strip, genocide, Geology, Government and the press, Government lending, Government life insurance, Government operations and politics, Government procurement, Government trust funds, Hawaii, Health, Hearing disorders, Higher education, History, House Appropriations (HSAP), Housing and community development, Housing for the disabled, Housing subsidies, Human rights, Hunting, Immigration, Inspectors general, intellectual property, International affairs, International broadcasting, International military forces, International relief, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Islands, Judicial officers, Kentucky, Labor and employment, Land mines, Land transfers, Latin America, Law, Local budgets, Long Read, Maintenance and repair, Managed care, Marine and coastal resources, Marine parks and reserves, Marines, Medical supplies, Michigan, Middle East and North Africa, Military aircraft, Military and naval supplies, Military assistance, Military aviation, Military base closures, Military bases, Military civic action, Military construction operations, Military dependents, Military housing, Military law, Military medicine, Military occupation, Military operations, Military pay, Military pensions, Military personnel, Military research, Military sealift, Military training, Military vehicles, Minesweeping, minority issues, Mississippi, Montana, Museums, Names, National forests, National Guard, National parks, National seashores, Navy, Nepal, Nevada, New Mexico, Non-native species, Nongovernmental organizations, North Carolina, Nuclear nonproliferation, Nuclear power plants, Nuclear weapons, Oceania, Off-budget expenditures, Ohio, Pakistan, Palestinians, Paralysis, Peacekeeping forces, Pesticide regulation, Petroleum in submerged lands, Police, Political parties, Political prisoners, prosecution, Prostitution, Public lands and natural resources, Refugees, Regionalism (International organization), Religion, Rent, Rental housing, Reprogramming of appropriated funds, Rescission of appropriated funds, Research and development, Research centers, Riparian ecology, Rockets (Ordnance), Rule of law, Rural housing, Science, Security measures, Senate Appropriations (SSAP), Senate rules and procedure, Sex crimes, Sexual Harassment, Social welfare, South Asia, Special prosecutors, Speech disorders, Sports and recreation, Stadiums, State laws, Student aid, Submarine oil well drilling, Sudan, Supplemental appropriations, Surface-to-air missiles, Surveying, Survivors' benefits, Tanker aircraft, Tanks (Combat vehicles), Technology, Telephone, Temporary employment, terrorism, Texas, Tourism, Transportation and public works, Trauma care, Travel costs, Tsunamis, Turkey, U.S. Agency for International Development, Ukraine, United Nations, Vaccines, Veterans' disability compensation, Veterans' education, Veterans' hospitals, Visas, War casualties, War relief, Warships, Water resources development, Watersheds, West Bank, Whistle blowing, Women Leave a comment

National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act of 2005

December 4, 2014 by Charlie Simon

Act Details
National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act of 2005 was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 2005-03-03 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 109 United States Congress by Wayne Edward (ed) Whitfield in relation with: