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Procedural Analysis of Private Laws Enacted: 1986-2015
Congressional Research Service · 2015-08-31 · Reports · 2,199 words
Between 1986 and 2015 (99th-114th Congresses), 170 private laws were enacted. As of this writing, no private laws have been enacted in the 114th Congress (2015-2016). Most private laws during this per...
Expedited or “Fast-Track” Legislative Procedures
Congressional Research Service · 2015-08-31 · Reports · 731 words
Expedited or “fast-track” legislative procedures are special procedures that Congress adopts to promote timely committee and floor action on a specifically defined type of bill or resolution. For exam...
Seafood Fraud
Congressional Research Service · 2015-08-31 · Reports · 10,050 words · PDF available
Fraudulent seafood sales and marketing—the act of defrauding buyers of seafood for economic gain—has been widely reported and has gained greater public attention in recent years. The extent of seafood...
Proxy Voting and Polling in Senate Committee
Congressional Research Service · 2015-08-31 · Reports · 1,895 words
In an effort to operate efficiently despite the competing scheduling demands placed on its members, all Senate standing committees permit “proxy voting” in some instances, and many of them permit cert...
Senate Committee Hearings: The “Minority Witness Rule”
Congressional Research Service · 2015-08-31 · Reports · 763 words
When a Senate committee other than the Appropriations Committee holds a hearing, the minority party members of the panel have the right to call witnesses of their choosing to testify during at least o...