The Meaning of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, by Coretta Scott King A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by Professor Melvin Sylvester: includes a timeline, and bibliography of Dr. King’s writings, links to historical records and legal documents, including the Martin Luther King Jr. Papers Project: Stanford University State Department transcript of… Continue Reading
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UK Statute Law Database Will Be Available to Public Free
The BBC reports that the government has decided to provide free public access to a database of UK laws. Continue Reading
Federal Drug Price Negotiation: Implications for Medicare Part D.
CRS Report, Federal Drug Price Negotiation: Implications for Medicare Part D, January 5, 2007. Continue Reading
EU Law on Cosmetics Under Review
January 12, 2007: “The European Commission has today launched a consultation round for stakeholders in the field of cosmetics, to come to a simplified and modern regulatory framework for the industry, which avoids unnecessary costs. This new framework should replace the existing EU Cosmetics Directive from 1976, which has become a patchwork of almost 50… Continue Reading
Civil Rights Commission and Thurgood Marshall Law Library Host Site With Civil Rights Historical Publications
Press release: “As the Nation pauses to remember the achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) teams up with the United States Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) and the Thurgood Marshall Law Library, University of Maryland School of Law, to provide the American public a website of authentic Civil… Continue Reading
U.S. House of Representatives, 110th Congress Homepage
U.S. House of Representatives, 110th Congress Homepage Continue Reading
EPA Library Closure Plan Halted Pending New Congressional Action
Follow up to a series of postings on the EPA library closures, this new posting indicates states that the EPA “…has no plans to shut down more of its libraries and has ceased destroying duplicative research materials until it answers questions from Congress, a spokesperson said Friday.” Continue Reading
CBO Report on Unauthorized Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations
Congressional Budget Office: Unauthorized Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations (House Version), January 2007 Unauthorized Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations (Senate Version), January 2007 Unauthorized Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations (Appropriations Version), January 2007 Continue Reading
Overview of The Federal Tax System As In Effect For 2007
On January 12, 2007, the Joint Committee on Taxation issued Overview Of The Federal Tax System As In Effect For 2007 (JCX-2-07). Continue Reading
Joint Committee on Taxation: Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007
JCX-4-07 Estimated Revenue Effects Of The Chairman’s Mark Of The “Small Business And Work Opportunity Act Of 2007,” Scheduled For Markup By The Committee On Finance On January 17, 2007 – January 12, 2007 JCX-3-07 Description of The Chairman’s Mark Of The “Small Business And Work Opportunity Act Of 2007”, January 12, 2007 Continue Reading
President Signs Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act of 2006
President Signs Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act of 2006, HR 4709. Continue Reading
Government's Financial Management Service Posts Monthly Treasury Statement
Monthly Treasury Statement – December 2006. Related government documents: Preliminary Budget Results for FY 2007 Monthly Receipts, Outlays, and Deficit or Surplus, Fiscal Years 1981-2006: Excel | PDF CBO’s Monthly Budget Review, January 2007 Continue Reading
