Revolt in Review: What the 104th Congress Achieved Political Norms Shift Right, but Few New Laws
Enacted in 1974, the Privacy Act was passed during the Watergate scandal and at the advent of new technologies like mainframe computer systems that allowed for the storage of millions of Americans' information. "It was Congress' effort to control what government may do with the information it co...
In 1798, with the US preparing for what it believed would be a war with France, Congress passed a series of laws that increased the federal government’s reach. The Alien Enemies Act was created to give the president wide powers to imprison and deport noncitizens in time of w...
Investigations are held to gather information on the need for future legislation, to test the effectiveness of laws already passed, to inquire into the qualifications and performance of members and officials of the other branches, and in rare occasions, to lay ...
compensationlaws are in place to help alleviate any burden while ensuring workplaces are kept safe and hazard-free. These laws include the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA). Congress also passed theEmployee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)to protect the financial interests of employees...
U.S. Congress and state legislatures are responsible for creating a majority of the tax laws and frequently update or change them. Although it’s unnecessary to read the laws when preparing your tax return, your forms and instructions will certainly change each year to reflect new tax laws. ...
The Card Act limits how issuers can increase interest rates on existing accounts, but the interest rates themselves are still governed by state laws. Among other limitations, the law also doesn't protect you from certain fees or interest rate increases. It also applies only to consumer credit ...
federal holidays every year, designed by the United States Congress. Unlike other countries, the U.S. cannot designate national holidays as Congress only has constitutional authority to create holidays for federal institutions. If an employee is required to work on any one of these holidays, he ...
The lack of laws against deepfakes is because most people are unaware of the technology, its uses and dangers. Because of this, victims don't get protection under the law in most cases of deepfakes. However, certain recent legislative efforts have been in the making that if passed would co...
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