CNN: “The White House is reviewing a proposal that environmentalists fear would remove protections for hundreds of threatened species, according to a government database. The proposal’s obscure name — “Removal of Blanket Section 4(d) Rule” — refers to protections covering approximately 300 animal and plant species, such as the northern spotted owl and manatee, that… Continue Reading
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Congress.gov New, Tip, and Top for April 2018
In Custodia Legis: “Today, we’re bringing you the latest Congress.gov updates just in time for the arrival of spring. Last month, Andrew brought you the latest updates to saved search alert functionality. For the April release, we have improved the sorting of search results, so that items in the current Congress now appear at the top when sorting by relevancy.… Continue Reading
Whose Line is it Anyway: Could Congress Give the President a Line – Item Veto?
CRS Legal Sidebar Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress – Whose Line is it Anyway: Could Congress Give the President a Line-Item Veto? March 27, 2018. “In announcing his intention to sign H.R. 1625, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018,” President Trump, noting his concerns over the fiscal size of the bill, called on Congress… Continue Reading
Research and data support dispensary-based marijuana for pain rather than opiods
Statnews: “As more states legalize medical and recreational marijuana, doctors may be replacing opioid prescriptions with suggestions to visit a local marijuana dispensary. Two papers published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine analyzing more than five years of Medicare Part D and Medicaid prescription data found that after states legalized weed, the number of opioid prescriptions… Continue Reading
Vermont Legislature Passes Gun-Control Bill
WSJ: “The Vermont Senate passed a bill Friday that will heighten restrictions on firearms, including raising the purchasing age to 21 for many people and banning high-capacity magazines. The bill, sent to Republican Gov. Phil Scott’s desk, marks the latest move to tighten regulations after a gunman killed 17 people at a high school in… Continue Reading
New Linked Citations in the Congressional Record Index
GPO – govinfo: “For new editions of the Congressional Record Index, citations in the text file for bills and pages in the Congressional Record will be hyperlinked to the corresponding document in govinfo. The daily updates to the Congressional Record Index will include these links going forward and some previous editions will be updated to… Continue Reading
GPO Statement On H.R. 5305, The FDLP Modernization Act Of 2018
“On March 15, 2018, Committee on House Administration Chairman Gregg Harper introduced H.R. 5305, the FDLP Modernization Act of 2018, a bipartisan bill cosponsored by all other members of the Committee to reform the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). The FDLP is administered by the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO). The GPO is pleased to… Continue Reading
2017 Voting Record: Where They Stand on Financial Reform
Americans for Financial Reform: “The AFR Advocacy Fund has released its voting record for 2017, the first year of the 115th Congress. “Where They Stand on Financial Reform” (linked and attached) tracks more than 55 votes—including both legislation and nominations—that gave House members and Senators a choice: They could decide to stand up for consumers,… Continue Reading
John Paul Stevens: Repeal the Second Amendment
New York Times Opinion by retired associate justice of the United States Supreme Court – John Paul Steven: “Rarely in my lifetime have I seen the type of civic engagement schoolchildren and their supporters demonstrated in Washington and other major cities throughout the country this past Saturday. These demonstrations demand our respect. They reveal the… Continue Reading
Is Free Public Access To Congressional Research Service Reports Coming in 2018?
Taxpayers for Common Sense: “We’re happy to see something we’ve advocated for in the past – free public access to Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports: From page 1095 [of the 2,232 page Omnibus Spending Bill] AVAILABILITY OF CRS REPORTS THROUGH LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WEBSITE.— (1) WEBSITE.— (A) ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE.—The Librarian of Congress, in consultation… Continue Reading
Emma González on Why This Generation Needs Gun Control – More than 187,000 students have been exposed to gun violence at school since Columbine
In an exclusive op-ed for Teen Vogue‘s gun control issue, Parkland survivor and activist Emma González shares why young people are stepping up for gun control. NYMag – The Parkland Student Survivors Have Taken Over Media – “In the days leading up to this weekend’s March for Our Lives, the student survivors of the horrific… Continue Reading
Senator Wants to Revive Federal Research on Gun Violence, 22 Years After Congress Banned It
Mother Jones: “On Tuesday, as teenagers swarmed the Florida legislature to advocate for gun control, Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) renewed a familiar call for Congress to repeal an amendment that blocks the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from funding research into the public health effects of gun violence. I am calling for the repeal of the Dickey Amendment,… Continue Reading
