Topic: U.S. House Committee On The Judiciary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional leaders have struck a deal to extend key anti-terrorism surveillance tactics for four years, a senior Democratic aide said on Thursday, a move that would avoid a potentially contentious fight over the tactics.The three tactics, initially approved by ...
This section presents an update on the chemical industry in the U.S. Georgia Gulf reported that it has reached an agreement with lenders to ease leverage and interest coverage ratios until March 2009. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decided to halt ...
Volstead Act, formally National Prohibition Act, U.S. law enacted in 1919 (and taking effect in 1920) to provide enforcement for the Eighteenth Amendment, prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
The House Judiciary Committee apologized Monday for compromising the identities of up to 150 potential whistle-blowers in an e-mail snafu, reports Computerworld.. After the U.S. attorney firing scandal, the committee implemented its "Write Congress to Right Justice" campaign to give Justice Department ...
A bipartisan proposal to create an intellectual-property czar and impose new penalties on pirates sailed through the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday. The proposal is chiefly sponsored by Reps. John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas), the chairmen of the House ...
House Judiciary Committee head questions "selective nature" of enforcement, says ban could hurt U.S. relations overseas..
House Panel Approves Bill Shielding Reporters From Revealing Their SourcesLegislation to shield reporters from being forced by prosecutors to reveal their sources was approved Wednesday by the House Judiciary Committee.Media companies and journalism groups have argued that the measure is needed to ...
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