legislation
The bills that Congress reject are as informative as the ones it does. Reviews of all the legislation that meet their fate in government halls.
Senate Passes COVID Relief
And it is done. After a a marathon session of amendments that took roughly 14 hours, the Senate finally passed HR 1319, the COVID relief bill on an entirely party line vote of 50 to 49. (Roll Call 110), Due to changes the Senate made, the bill heads back to the House of Representatives for reconciliation.
By John Heckenlively5 years ago in The Swamp
Rishi Sunak Delivers UK Budget
UK Chancellor Of The Exchequer Rishi Sunak has delivered the 2021 budget which laid out all the measures that would be put in place to try and help the country recover financially from the Covid 19 pandemic. During a time when we are all being asked to stay at home as much as possible and work from home to avoid contracting and passing on the virus, extra measures have had to be put in place in order to ensure that the general public will be able to survive and manage their everyday lives. This includes different types and levels of funding to ensure people can work from home and be able to afford and receive the every day services they need to manage their lives.
By Ashish Prabhu5 years ago in The Swamp
Bryan Watch: Feb 2021
Week 1 (Feb 1-5) The biggest thing the House dealt with the first week was the budget. Not surprisingly, Republicans unanimously rejected it, including Steil. They opposed even discussing it, as usual. (H Res 101, RC 26 and 27, February 5) The bill paves the way for Congress to pass President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief package.
By John Heckenlively5 years ago in The Swamp
How we can benefit from the Right to Information Act 2005
How we can benefit from the Right to Information Act 2005? Introduction/ Preface – Right to Information Act 2005 The Right to Information Act 2005, popularly known as RTI Act has ensured every citizen of India a basic right to seek information from the Government authorities to fight against corruption and also bring forth more transparency to the functionalities of the Central Govt. or different State Governments.
By Arthik Disha5 years ago in The Swamp
Bryan Watch - Jan 2021
While there were several monumental votes this month, most notably the second impeachment of Donald Trump, things were relatively slow this first month of 2021. There were only 18 votes in the house, and about half of them were procedural.
By John Heckenlively5 years ago in The Swamp
Ninth Amendment: Non-Enumerated rights of the citizens
The ninth amendment was added to the U.S constitution on 15th December 1791, and was in the Bill of rights. The amendment specifies that the rights that are not mentioned in the U.S constitution belong to the people of the U.S, not to the government of the U.S. That is the enumeration of certain rights in the constitution should not deny or downgrade or disparage other rights of the people.
By Ava Sanghvia5 years ago in The Swamp
2021 In the Law; or, It Only Gets Better from Here
Happy New Year! Now in follow up to our 2020 retrospective from last month, once again it’s time for a prospective survey covering some of the major cases that could be shaping the legal landscape in 2021 and most relevant to our firm’s various practice areas, such as Intellectual Property Law, Trademark, Copyright, Computer Law and Antitrust.
By WILLIAM SCOTT GOLDMAN5 years ago in The Swamp
Kicking Our Addiction to Executive Orders
The first few days of the Biden Presidency have seen the new president reversing many of Trump's policies and actions over the last 4 years. Many of them were things Trump had no legitimate legal authority to enact. And while it is great these things are being addressed, I find myself asking, "why did we have to wait for a new president before anyone did anything about this?"
By David Pulcifer5 years ago in The Swamp
COVID-19 and Paid Sick Leave in 2021
Unfortunately, COVID-19 has accompanied us into 2021. Though the recent vaccination progress offers a light at the end of the tunnel, COVID-19 infections have been rising rapidly across the country, and the pandemic will almost certainly continue well into this new year. With many federal programs and temporary orders expiring, how will Americans cope with the effects of COVID-19 in 2021? One major question is what paid sick leave will look like in 2021, post-FFCRA. Here, I've distilled the findings from my online research into a Q&A.
By Natalie Rosen5 years ago in The Swamp
