As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on June 13, 2023. Summary: S. 1074 would require the Departments of State and Defense to identify and report to the Congress on U.S. goods and services that China relies on and Chinese goods and services that the federal government procures…
Articles Posted in Legislative Information
S. 308, Ending China’s Developing National Status Act
As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on June 13, 2023 Summary: S. 308 would require the Department of State to influence international organizations to reclassify China as a developed country instead of as a developing country. On the basis of information about the costs of diplomatic efforts…
H.R. 3564, Middle Class Borrower Protection Act of 2023
Received June 23,2023. Established in 1974, The Congressional Budget Office is a federal agency within the legislative branch of the United States government. It is charged with providing members of Congress non partisan, objective analysis of budgeting and economic issues to support the congressional budget process. Each year, CBO economists…
Congressional Budget Office (CBO) : H.R. 1165, Data Privacy Act of 2023
Received : June 13, 2023. Summary: H.R. 1165 would amend title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) to expand and equally apply protections for consumers and customers with respect to the use of data by financial institutions. The bill would redefine the terms consumer and customer and would require financial…
Congressional Budget Office (CBO): Estimated Budgetary Impact of The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
INTRODUCTION: Established in 1974, The Congressional Budget Office is a federal agency within the legislative branch of the United States government. It is charged with providing members of Congress non partisan, objective analysis of budgeting and economic issues to support the congressional budget process. Each year, CBO economists and budget…
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA)
INTRODUCTION The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) HR 5376 was signed into law by President Joe Biden on August 16, 2022, after a tortuous route through the legislative process. HR 5376 grew out of the Build Back Better Act (BBB) which passed the House on September 27, 2021, but…
New York: Report of Preliminary Impact of 2009 Rockefeller Drug Law Reform
October 2009 – September 2010. Issued October 2010 New York State fully implemented changes to its drug laws on October 7, 2009. This report provides a preliminary update of the impact during the first year. More comprehensive reports will be issued in the coming months. The preliminary review shows that…
Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports*
A selected list of CRS Reports posted between August 11, 2010 and September 10, 2010. Although almost all of the CRS Reports in the following list relate in some way to crime and criminal justice, a few addressing other topics where readers have expressed an interest have also been included.:…
CRS Report: State Efforts to Deter Unauthorized Aliens – Legal Analysis of Arizona’s S.B. 1070 – Highlights
CRS Report Number 41221, July 12, 2010, Posted July 23, 2010. AUTHORS: Michael John Garcia, Kate M. Manuel, Larry M. Eig SUMMARY (From Official Report) On April 23, 2010, Arizona enacted S.B. 1070, which is designed to discourage and deter the entry or presence of aliens who lack lawful status…
Final Showdown on Health Care Legislation Set for This Weekend
House Democrats are reported to be making a final push this weekend to pass health care legislation. To that end a nearly final version of a bill, along with a report on the bill’s cost by the Congressional Budget Office, was unveiled yesterday. A final showdown regarding this legislation is…