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Antiterrorism
and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
Pub.L.104-132,
April 24, 1996
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/majorlaw/s735.htm
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Antiterrorism and
Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996: A Summary
A
Congressional Research Service report describing the law enacted in
response to the Oklahoma City bombing and World Trade Center
terrorist
tragedies.
http://www.fas.org/irp/crs/96-499.htm |
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Brady
Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993
Pub. L. 103-159,
title I, Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat.
1536
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/majorlaw/h1025_en.htm
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- Gun
Control
Center for Responsive Politics web site
describes the issues, the players and the politics of gun control
and an attempt to amend the Brady
Act.
http://www.opensecrets.org/news/guns/ |
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Children's
Online Protection Act
Pub.L. 105-277, Title
XIV
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/majorlaw/copa.htm
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Children's
Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998
Pub.L. 105-277,
Title XIII
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/iclp/coppa.htm
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Civil
Rights Act of 1964
Pub. L. 88-352, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat.
241 (Title 28, Sec. 1447; Title 42, Sec. 1971, 1975a-1975d, 2000a et
seq.)
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/majorlaw/civilr19.htm |
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- Reference
Sources on the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Primary source
material such congressional correspondence, press clippings, and
speeches about the legislative process of enacting the Civil
Rights Act of
1964.
http://www.fountcom.com/folio/civil.html |
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- History
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Article describes the
social and political conditions that generated the Civil Rights
Act. Includes the chronology of the passage of the
Act.
http://www.congresslink.org/civil/essay.html
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Civil
Rights Act of 1991
Pub. L. 102-166, Nov. 21, 1991, 105
Stat.
1071
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/majorlaw/civil91.htm
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Clean Air
Act
As amended in Pub. L. 101-549, Nov. 15,
1990
http://www.epa.gov/oar/caa/contents.html
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The
Plain English Guide to the Clean Air
Act
http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/peg_caa/pegcaain.html |
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Clean
Water Act
As amended in Pub. L. 95-217, 1977 (33 U.S.C.
s/s 1251 et
seq.)
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/unframed/33/ch26.html
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Clean
Water Act: A Summary of the Law
Congressional Research
Service
http://www.cnie.org/nle/h2o-32.html |
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Copyright Law of
the U.S.
Revised to April 1999 with exceptions (17
USC)
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/title17/ |
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Cuban
Libertad and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996
Pub. L.
104-114, March 12,
1996
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/majorlaw/h927_enr.htm
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Digital
Millenium Copyright Act
Pub. L. 105-304, October 28,
1998
http://www.eff.org/pub/Intellectual_property/
DMCA/hr2281_dmca_law_19981020_pl105-304.html |
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Endangered Species
Act of 1973
16 U.S.C. §§ 1531-1544, December 28, 1973, as
amended 1976-1982, 1984 and
1988.
http://endangered.fws.gov/esa.html |
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Endangered
Species: Continuing Controversy
Congressional Research
Service report describing the history of the Endangered Species Act
and proposed legislation to amend the
Act.
http://cnie.org/NLE/CRSreports/Biodiversity/biodv-1.cfm |
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A Summary of the
ESA and Implementation Activities
Administration, history
and evolution of the ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, including its
relationship to CITES.
http://endangered.fws.gov/esasum.html
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- Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act
A Congressional Research Service
report describing the background and amendments to the Foreign
Corrupt Practices
Act.
http://www.fas.org/irp/crs/Crsfcpa.htm
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Freedom
for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets
Support Act of 1992
(Summary) Pub. L. 102-511, Oct. 24,
1992, 106 Stat. 3320 (Title 22, Sec. 5801 et
seq.)
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/majorlaw/pl102-51.htm
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Citizen's Guide to
Using the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of
1974
http://www.sba.gov/foia/guide.html
|
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|
- Text
of the Freedom of Information Act
Pub. L. 89-487, July
4, 1966, 80 Stat. 250 (See Title 5, Sec. 552)
Pub. L. 90-23,
Sec. 1, June 5, 1967, 81 Stat. 54
Pub. L. 93-502, Sec. 1-3,
Nov. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 1561
Pub. L. 94-409, Sec. 5(b), Sept.
13, 1976, 90 Stat. 1247
Pub. L. 95-454, title IX, Sec.
906(a)(10), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1225
Pub. L. 98-620, title
IV, Sec. 402(2), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3357
Pub. L. 99-570,
title I, Sec. 1802, 1803, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207-48,
3207-49
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/majorlaw/hr037.htm#foia
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- Text
of the Privacy Act
Pub. L. 93-579, Dec. 31, 1974, 88
Stat. 1896 (Title 5, Sec. 552a, 552a note)
Pub. L. 94-394,
Sept. 3, 1976, 90 Stat. 1198
Pub. L. 95-38, June 1, 1977, 91
Stat. 179
Pub. L. 100-503, Sec. 6(c), Oct. 18, 1988, 102 Stat.
2513
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/majorlaw/hr037.htm#privacy
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Gun
Free Schools Act of 1994
Pub. L. 103-382, Oct. 20, 1994
(20 USC
70)
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/majorlaw/gunfree/bu208921.htm
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The Hatch
Act
U.S. Office of Special
Counsel
http://www.osc.gov/hatchact.htm |
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Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of
1996
Public Law 104-208 (Omnibus Consolidated
Appropriations Act,
1997)
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/majorlaw/illimm2.htm
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The
International Anti-Bribery and Fair Competition Act of
1998
Pub. L. 105-366, November 10, 1998 (amends Foreign
Corrupt Practices
Act)
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/majorlaw/antibrib.htm
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International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998
Pub. L. 105-292, October 27,
1998
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/majorlaw/intlrel.htm
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National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)
Pub. L. 91-190, 42
U.S.C. 4321-4347, January 1, 1970, as amended by Pub. L. 94-52, July
3, 1975, Pub. L. 94-83, August 9, 1975, and Pub. L. 97-258, § 4(b),
Sept. 13, 1982
http://ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/regs/nepa/nepaeqia.htm
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- NEPANet
http://ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/nepanet.htm
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Racketeer
Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
Pub. L. 91-452,
title IX, Sec. 901(a), Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 941 (Title 18, Sec.
1961 et
seq.)
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/majorlaw/rico/rico.htm
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Superfund
(The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act - CERCLA), 1980
42 USC 103, as amended in
1986
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/unframed/42/ch103.html
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- Superfund
Factbook
Congressional Research
Service
http://cnie.org/NLE/CRSreports/Waste/waste-1.cfm
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Telecommunications
Act of 1996
Pub. L. 104-104, Title V, February 8,
1996
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/majorlaw/s652titl.htm
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USA
Patriot Act
Passed in response to the need for additional
security, this legislation has impacts on civil liberties and
immigration
issues.
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=107_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ056.107.pdf
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Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
Pub. L.
103-322, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1796
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/majorlaw/h3355_en.htm
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War
Powers Resolution
Pub. L. 93-148, Nov. 7, 1973, 87 Stat.
555 (Title 50, Sec. 1541 et
seq.)
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/majorlaw/warpower.htm
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Welfare
Reform Act of 1996 (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996)
Pub.L. 104-193, August 22,
1996
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/majorlaw/hr3734.htm
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