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 United States Congress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Congress meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. The term, "Congress" may also refer to a particular meeting of the Congress, reckoned according to the terms of Representatives.
The Vice President of the United States is ex officio the President of the Senate; he or she has no vote except in the case of a tie.
The speech is modeled on the Speech from the Throne given by the British monarch, and is mandated by the Constitution of the United States.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Congress   (5555 words)

  
 United States Congress (Harpers.org)
Congress passed an official secrets act that criminalized the disclosure of any “properly classified” government secrets, including revelations of illegal acts by criminals who happen to be government officials.
Congress was working to cut "gold plated" items from the administration's request for the reconstruction of Iraq; among the items at issue were 40 new $50,000 garbage trucks and $9 million for a new postal zone system.
Congress approved a major Medicare bill that permits the elderly to buy prescription drug coverage; few citizens were able to understand the plan, though the health-care industry appeared to be well pleased by it.
www.harpers.org /Congress.html   (4168 words)

  
 The 106th United States Congress
In the 105th Congress, Republicans passed tax relief legislation for the first time in 16 years, and we intend to push for even more tax relief for the American people this year.
In the 106th Congress, we will work to reduce federal regulations and provide greater flexibility to states and local districts to hold federal education programs accountable to spend more on teaching and learning - and less on bureaucracy - to support basic academics and to encourage parental involvement and responsibility.
At the end of the 105th Congress, the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the condition of our military is deteriorating - something that Republicans have been warning for several years.
www.cfrw.org /messages/fowlerprice.php   (1157 words)

  
 United States House of Representatives, 109th Congress, 2nd Session: The Legislative Process
Roll Call Votes for the 101st through 109th Congress as compiled through the electronic voting machine by the House Tally Clerks under the direction of Jeff Trandahl, Clerk of the House.
Information about the current status of all bills and resolutions introduced in the 109th Congress, including a history of actions on each bill and an indication of its current place in the legislative process.
Summary information about amendments offered during the consideration of legislation on the House Floor during the 109th Congress and a history and indication of their current status in the legislative process.
www.house.gov /Legproc.html   (259 words)

  
 United States Elections 2004
Elections for the U.S. Congress in particular may be as competitive and nearly as important as the presidential campaign.
Each of the 50 states is assured of at least one seat in the House, with the rest allocated to the states by population.
Members of Congress were often reelected, sometimes holding their position for decades, because a majority of their constituents supported their party.
usinfo.state.gov /products/pubs/election04/congress.htm   (2815 words)

  
 United States House of Representatives, 109th Congress, 2nd Session: Homepage
Oversight plans based on the jurisdiction of the committee and the hearing schedules for the 109th Congress.
Current operating status of the United States House of Representatives.
Search the Thomas website maintained by the Library of Congress for bill and other information related to the U.S. Congress and the legislative process.
www.house.gov   (239 words)

  
 Contacting the Congress
This information is gathered solely for the purpose of establishing who represents you in Congress and to allow you to contact them electronically.
Webpages on the Contacting the Congress website (including this one) are © Copyright 2006 Juan Cabanela.
Portions of this webpage may have been generated by software licensed from Congress Merge and are © Copyright 2006 Congress Merge.
www.visi.com /juan/congress   (290 words)

  
 SSHL: Government Information: Federal: Congress
Library of Congress - The national library of the United States, offering diverse materials for research including extensive collections in many areas such as American history, music, and law.
United States Government Manual - Detailed information on the structure and authority of the United States Congress.
This information is current through the initial leadership elections and appointments made for the 105th Congress.
govinfo.ucsd.edu /fedcong.html   (337 words)

  
 Cosponsorship and the United States Congress
Rule 22 of the Rules of the House of Representatives dictates that any legislator may request that their name be added to a bill, starting with the time of a bill's initial introduction to the Congress and ending with the time that the bill is passed from a committee onto the House floor.
In the 105th Congress of 1997-1998, the number of cosponsors for any given bill varied from zero to well over two hundred.
Individual congresspeople tended to cosponsor over a hundred bills in the 105th Congress, with again much variation: Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas cosponsored only three bills, while Rep. Martin Frost, also of Texas, cosponsored 804 bills, or one out of every six bills.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/congress_watch/54802   (423 words)

  
 Project Vote Smart - GOVERNMENT 101: Congress
Congress of the United States An introductory article about the U.S. Congress.
In Congress Assembled: Continuity and Change in the Governing of the United States A teaching unit on the Constitution, Congress, and current events using documents from THOMAS and the Documents of the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, an American Memory collection at the National Digital Library of the Library of Congress.
To provide for a militia (reserving to the states the right to appoint militia officers and to train the militia under congressional rule).
www.vote-smart.org /resource_govt101_03.php   (678 words)

  
 105th United States Congress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first session of this Congress took place in Washington, DC from January 7, 1997 to November 13, 1997.
The second session took place in Washington, DC from January 27, 1998 to December 19, 1998.
House seats by party holding plurality in state
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/105th_United_States_Congress   (290 words)

  
 GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: United States Law - U.S. Code, Statutes at Large, and Public Laws
United States Code (U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Law Revision Counsel) offers introductory material to the Code and access to a search engine.
United States Code (Cornell Legal Information Institute) provides an updated interface to the U.S. Code, with links to notes and legislative activity through THOMAS.
United States Public Laws (U.S. Government Printing Office, GPO Access) - Provides access to United States Public laws enacted since the 104th Congress, 1st Session (January 1995).
www.loc.gov /law/guide/uscode.html   (341 words)

  
 United States Legislative Branch (Congress)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress.
Official directory of the U.S. Congress, which presents short bibliographies of each Member of the Senate and the House, and includes additional data such as his/her committee memberships, terms of service, administrative assistant and/or secretary, room and telephone numbers.
The Library's mission is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations.
www.lib.csubak.edu /gov/uslegislative.html   (1934 words)

  
 Congress of the United States
The Act requires the Advisory Panel to report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations for improving Federal, State, and local domestic emergency preparedness to respond to incidents involving weapons of mass destruction to the President and the Congress at three times during the course of the Advisory Panel’s deliberations—on December 15 in 1999, 2000, and 2001.
Second, in the event of a major terrorist attack, however defined—number of fatalities or total casualties, the point at which local and State capabilities are overwhelmed, or some other measure—no single jurisdiction is likely to be capable of responding to such an attack without outside assistance.
The distinction between terrorism outside the borders of the United States and terrorist threats domestically is eroding.
judiciary.senate.gov /oldsite/te032701jc.htm   (5536 words)

  
 CDT | Text of S. 377, the Pro-CODE Bill - 105th Congress
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(8) United States computer, computer software and hardware, communications, and electronics businesses are leading the world technology revolution, as those businesses have developed and are prepared to offer immediately to computer users worldwide a variety of communications and computer hardware and computer software that provide strong, robust and easy-to-use encryption.
(12) STATE.-The term "State" means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any Territory or Possession of the United States.
www.cdt.org /crypto/legis_105/pro_CODE/text.html   (2320 words)

  
 Congressional Directory: Main Page
Published since 1888, the Congressional Directory presents short biographies of each member of the Senate and House, listed by state or district, and additional data, such as committee memberships, terms of service, administrative assistants and/or secretaries, and room and telephone numbers.
In addition, the database for the current Congress is updated irregularly, as changes are provided by the JCP.
Locate the Congressional Directory (including issues prior to the 104th Congress) in a local Federal depository library.
www.gpoaccess.gov /cdirectory/index.html   (199 words)

  
 Global Warming In the Congress
Congress (1999-2000), to over 80 in the 107
Congress (2001-2002).  Forty-five such legislative proposals have been introduced to date in the 108
Addressing the challenge of climate change will ultimately require enactment of a comprehensive set of approaches, such as these and more, and will no doubt be a long-term proposition.
www.pewclimate.org /what_s_being_done/in_the_congress   (129 words)

  
 POLS Y319 3262 The United States Congress   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Regardless, new members of Congress will affect the ways the House and Senate performs its functions and they will affect policy outcomes in the next two years.
This class will focus on interrelated aspects of the Congress that will help us understand what has transpired in Washington, D.C. prior to and during the tenure of the 104th Congress, as well as what we might expect from the 105th Congress.
Some of these aspects include: the electoral connection (how members get to Congress), the organization and rules of the institution (the controls on members as they perform their tasks), relationships with other institutions and actors (outside influences that Congress must consider), and finally, the combined influence of elections, institutions, and organizations on the Congressional environment.
www.indiana.edu /~deanfac/blspr97/pols/pols_y319_3262.html   (258 words)

  
 The United States Congress
Contacting the 104th Congress maintained by Juan Cabanela.
House Votes of the 104th Congress and 103rd Congress from C-SPAN.
Senate Republican Conference "The Republican Conference of the United States Senate is a descendant of the early American party caucuses that framed party policies, approved appointees, and selected candidates."
www.uiowa.edu /policult/politick/smithson/congress.htm   (775 words)

  
 UNT Libraries: Government Information Connection, The United States Congress   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Biennial compilation of short official biographies of current members of Congress, along with their committee memberships, terms of service, addresses, and telephone numbers.
Founded in 1964 "to mobilize resources for responsible conservative thought across the country and to further the general cause of conservatism." Includes Ratings of Congress from 1971 to the present.
A bipartisan political arm of the national environmental movement, the LVC works to elect a pro-environment majority to Congress and publishes a National Score Card rating Congressional members on environmental issues from 1993-2002.
www.library.unt.edu /govinfo/politics/Congress.html   (1281 words)

  
 Introduction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
It is modeled after the 105th United States Congress.
These Resolutions will then be passed to the proper level of government, state, or federal.
At the first Congress in March, after the organization phase, the three Leadership positions (Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Whip) will be elected by the Delegates, per the PRC Book of Procedures.
www.freedom.org /prc/intro.html   (181 words)

  
 GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: United States Legislative - Congress
Enactment of a Law (THOMAS) by Robert B. Dove Parliamentarian, United States Senate; February 1997.
Legislative Branch (Library of Congress) provides many links to information about the members of both houses of Congress and about Congressional committees.
The Legislative Process (U.S. House of Representatives) provides access to the texts of proposed legislation introduced in the House during the present Congress as well as extensive information on the status of such bills.
www.loc.gov /law/guide/uscong.html   (357 words)

  
 FindLaw: Cases and Codes: Federal and State Codes: US Code
To check if there have been any recent ammendments to the section you are looking at, you will need to check the U.S.House server's list of amendments, which includes changes to the U.S. Code from the 105th and 106th sessions of Congress.
Public Laws can be read in their entirety at the Library of Congress Thomas web site.
Thomas includes the text of all versions of House and Senate bills and the Congressional Record (the "minutes" of Congressional hearings).
www.findlaw.com /casecode/uscodes   (474 words)

  
 Home Ed Proclamation 2003
WHEREAS, home education is growing dramatically each year and attracts families from all walks of life, including members of the United States Congress and the Pennsylvania General Assembly; and
WHEREAS, research shows that the academic performance of home-educated students is not dependent on the level of their parents' education or income, nor is it dependent on the degree of regulation imposed by the state; and
WHEREAS, families who educate their children make a tremendous contribution to the Commonwealth by financially providing for their children's education and molding responsible citizens who will lead the nation in the 21st century; therefore be it
members.truevine.net /pilgrimspage@truevine.net/Proclamation.htm   (401 words)

  
 CNN - Congresswoman predicts gov't will spend $5 billion on Y2K - September 3, 1998
InfoWorld: The 105th Congress has already seen a number of legislative initiatives introduced concerning the year-2000 problem.
Yet, a fear of legal liability has slowed information exchanges and Congress is considering laws to shield companies on the basis of their year-2000 disclosure statements.
The Drier Bill states more definitively what the waiver will be from liability.
www.cnn.com /TECH/computing/9809/04/billions-Y2K.idg/index.html   (1239 words)

  
 Public and Private Laws: Main
GPO Access contains the text of public and private laws enacted from the 104th Congress to the present.
The database for the current session of Congress is updated when the publication of a slip law is authorized by OFR.
Previous Congresses -- 104th (1995-96) through 109th (2005-06) Congress
www.gpoaccess.gov /plaws/index.html   (211 words)

  
 Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
List of members of the 104th United States Congress
List of members of the 106th United States Congress
List of members of the 107th United States Congress
www.freeglossary.com /i35j16.html   (266 words)

  
 Political Science Resources/United States Politics
Presidential and state candidates are usually chosen by primaries, caucuses or state conventions
Presidential by county: 1920+, presidential primary by state: 1916-24, 1972+; Congressional district by district: 1832+; gubernatorial by county: 1970+
Political profiles of individual Members of Congress with brief election data, lobby group ratings, key votes in the 105th Congress, and campaign finances
www.lib.umich.edu /govdocs/psusp.html   (4067 words)

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