Proposed language in a 2013 budget bill before Congress could direct the Justice Department to study the prevalence of honor killings and similar violence in America for the first time. The language, offered by U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., also seeks
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Proposal Enhances Honor Crime Scrutiny
A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2016.
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S.Con.Res.20 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth…
A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022.
A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021.
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S.Con.Res.21 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth…
Two ranking congressmen sent a letter to the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, warning him over awarding anti-Semitic journalist Helen Thomas, the Israeli daily Haaretz reports. The congressmen expressed frustration over the blatant incitement of the
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Helen Thomas Award May Damage Palestinian Aid
A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021.
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S.Con.Res.19 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth…
To establish the sense of Congress that Congress should enact, and the President should sign, bipartisan legislation to strengthen public safety and to enhance wireless communications, and for other purposes.
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H.R.2482 Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act
Expressing the sense of Congress that the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization of an Act of Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under Article II, section 4 of the Constitution.
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H.Con.Res.107 Expressing the sense of Congress that the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization of an Act…
All eyes have been on Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping this week, as the heir apparent to Chinese President Hu Jintao continues his tour of the United States. But Xi will not be the only new face to emerge this fall, when the Chinese Communist Party will convene its 18th National Party Congress to announce a new generation of leaders in the top party and government positions. The congress convenes every five years to announce changes in policy or to make changes in personnel. But this year, the political transition is particularly important, with more than half of the 25 most influential people in government retiring, and new leaders filling positions that include the president and prime minister . “The U.S. should not just focus on Xi Jinping,” Thomas K
An original bill to prohibit Members of Congress and employees of Congress from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit, and for other purposes.
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S.2038 Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012