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Legislative Words: What are Congressional “Terms,” “Sessions,” “Adjournment,” and “Recesses”?
only suspends it temporarily…. [Link to full CRS Report A regular annual session of Congress begins when the two chambers convene in January, pursuant to the Constitution (or to law)….
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Coronavirus Legal Research Guide (Law Library of Congress)
You can go directly to the Law Library of Congress “Coronavirus Resource Guide” or if you want additional information on what Congress is doing, visit Congress dot gov. (You…
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What I learned today: Why did HR 748 (2019) become the Two+ Trillion Dollar C-19 Bill (2020)?
…have seen this a lot. If you really want a reason/explanation there are lots of CRS reports on Congressional procedure or you could look at the House and Senate rules….
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Abortion: Judicial History and Legislative Response (CRS Report)
Link to the new Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report: “Abortion: Judicial History and Legislative Response,” from the Legal Research Plus website….
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President Obama Announces His Librarian of Congress Nomination
President Obama Announces His Intent to Nominate Carla D. Hayden as Librarian of Congress. Link to the Library of Congress and the Law Library of Congress….
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Office for Access to Justice to be Established in the U.S. Department of Justice?: A Bill in Congress: HR 4501
U.S. Representative Nadler (D-NY) introduced this bill in Congress on 7/19/21, with bipartisan co-sponsors. The bill has been referred to the Judiciary Committee. You can track its progress from…
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U.S. Congress Finally (Almost) Master of its Own Domain: Thomas Becomes Congress
The 1990’s Thomas dot gov becomes the 00’s (beta) Congress dot gov. It’s about time, but bittersweet nonetheless. Thomas was on the cusp, riding the web wave, a time…
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The American Way: Speaking Out, Advocacy, Whining, Snipping, and Ranting
U.S. Presidents have been speaking out to members of Congress for a long time, and vice versa. Supreme Court Justices speak out every week, at the very least, and…
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Law Library of Congress Webinars – April 2024
…the proposed rule in the Federal Register, to the regulation’s docket. An Introduction to Congress.gov Webinar Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024, 11:00 a.m. PDT – 12:00 p.m. PDT This orientation…