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Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act: A Brief Legislative History with Links, Reports and Summaries

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:41:07 GMT

Public Law 111-203, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1326 (H.R. 4173) Part of LLSDC's Legislative Sourcebook First, determine when a particular provision got into the bill (see text versions below) and how different it may be from that enacted or in other versions. Then look for related comments regarding it by performing word/phrase searches in the Congressional Record and in Bill Texts or Both for the 111th Congress. See also related reports, hearings and other documents. Text of Bill Versions on Financial Regulatory Reform (when and how certain provision got into bill) 07/21/2010 - H.R. 4173 as enrolled (w bookmarks) & enacted as P.L. 111-203 (848 p.) (Remarks) 07/15/2010 - Senate closed debate and agreed to conf. report on H.R. 4173 (156 CR S5870-S5933) 06/30/2010 - House agreed to conference report on H.R. 4173 (156 CR H5223-H5261) 06/29/2010 - H.R. 4173 conference report filed (H. Rept. 111-517) - Joint Explanatory Statement 06/10/2010 - H.R. 4173 as a...

LLSDC's LEGISLATIVE SOURCE BOOK Title Index

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:45:29 GMT

(See also Title Index by Keyword ) Current Legislative and Regulatory Activity (PDF - issued weekly when Congress is in session - concerns banking, finance, monetary/economic policy, and federal government operations and personnel policies) (previous issue) Directory of Federal Law Libraries in the D.C. Metropolitan Area (Lib. Update Form; Former Links) Drafting Federal Law by Donald Hirsch, 2d Ed., 1989, GPO, 122 p. (PDF) - - s.a. House Legislative Counsel's Manual on Drafting Style (PDF, 1995) - 1989 Manual Electronic Sources for Federal Legislative History Documents With Years/Congresses Available (PDF) & HTML) - Types of Legis. Docs (PDF) Federal Administrative Law: A Brief Overview (PDF) Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws, Cases, and Resources Federal Legislative History Research: A Practitioner's Guide to Compiling the Documents and Sifting for Legislative Intent; also in PDF Final Status Table on Selected Legislation (all in PDF -...

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:10:16 GMT

link LLSDC Executive Board 2011-2012 President, Roger Skalbeck Phone: 703-662-9158 Email: president.llsdc@gmail.com Vice President, Scott Bailey Phone: 202-662-6708 Email: scott.bailey@ssd.com Corresponding Secretary, Todd Venie Phone: 202-662-9141 Email: tmv22@law.georgetown.edu Recording Secretary, William Grady Phone: 202-551-1258 Email: williamgrady@paulhasting.com Treasurer, Christine Ciambella Phone: 703-304-2813 Email: treasurer.llsdc@gmail.com Assistant Treasurer, Carrie Ansell Phone: 202-662-6185 Email: cansell@cov.com Immediate Past President, Christine Ciambella Phone: 703-304-2813 Email: treasurer.llsdc@gmail.com Board Members, 2011-2012 Margaret Bartlett Phone: 202-512-5386 ...

Elections Committee

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:13:11 GMT

LLSDC 2011 Election Results
On behalf of the LLSDC Election Committee, I am pleased to announce the results of the 2011 elections:

President: Roger Skalbeck

Vice President/President Elect : Scott D. Bailey

Assistant Treasurer/Treasurer : Carrie Ansell
Corresponding Secretary : Todd Venie
Board Member: Margaret Bartlett
Lifetime Member: Harva Sheeler

Purpose
The Elections Committee tabulates all valid ballots cast by the regular, life, and student members of the Society for the annual election of Officers, Board Members, Life Members and Honorary Members.

Chairperson
Mike Gentile
Arnold & Porter
E-mail: michael_gentile@aporter.com
Voice: (202) 942-5409
Fax: (202) 942-5999

Legislative Histories of Selected U.S. Laws on the Internet

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:24:34 GMT

Part of LLSDC's Legislative Source Book Public Law Number Listing - Commercial Histories - Explanatory Notes Popular Name Listing Administrative Procedure Act, 1946 (DOJ Leg. Hist.) Pub. L. 79-404, June 11, 1946, 60 Stat. 237 (5 USC 551 et seq.) Agricultural Adjustment Act, 1933 & subsequent farm legislation Pub. L. 73-10, May 12, 1933, 48 Stat. 31 (NALC Leg. Hist.) (7 USC § 601 et. seq.) (7 CFR Pt. 900 et. seq.) American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (DOJ Leg. Hist.) Pub. L. 103-412, Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4239 (H.R. 4833 - LoC) (25 USC § 4001 et seq.) (25 CFR pt. 1200 Animal Welfare Act, 1966 & subsequent amdts (USDA Leg. Hist.) Pub. L. 89-544, Aug. 24, 1966, 80 Stat. 350 (7 USC § 2131 et. seq.) (9 CFR pts. 1, 2, 3, 4) Anti Car Theft Act of 1992 (DOJ Leg. Hist.) (H.R. 4542 - LOC) Pub. L. 103-519, Oct. 25, 1992, 106 Stat. 3384 (49 USC § 30501 et seq.; 49 USC 33101 et seq. ) Antidumping Act...

Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws, Cases, and Resources

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:09:44 GMT

Part of LLSDC's Legislative Source Book Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq.... - Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. - Americans with Disabilities Act - s.a. ADA Amdts Act of 2008 42 U.S.C. § 206(d) sex ds - Equal Pay Act of 1963 - part of Fair Labor Standards Act 42 U.S.C. § 1981, 1981a.. - Equal Rights Under Law - Damages for Intentional Empl. Discrim 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq. - Federally Assisted Prog's - no discrm. - Title VI of Civil Rights Act 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. - Federal Equal Employment Oppor. - Title VII of Civil Rights Act 42 U.S.C. § 2000ff et seq. - Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act of 2008 - (GINA) 29 U.S.C. § 791 et seq..... - Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - Rights of Disabled- Sec. 501,505,508.. See also: 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq... - Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) 38 U.S.C. § 4301 et seq... -...

Law Library Lights

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:33:16 GMT

Vol. 55, No. 2 (Winter 2012): Mentoring and Staff Development Encouragement for new and up-and-coming librarians, the experience of mentoring or being mentored, continuing education, and new or nontraditional skills that are helpful for law librarians to learn. 2011-12 Editorial Staff: Editor Jill Smith University of Maryland School of Law, Thurgood Marshall Law Library jasmith@law.umaryland.edu 410/706-6855 Assistant Editor Melanie Oberlin Instructional Services Librarian George Mason University School of Law moberlin@gmu.edu 703/993-8111 If you would like to write an article for Lights, please contact Jill Smith at jasmith@law.umaryland.edu The themes for the 2011-2012 issues of Lights are: Spring 2012: - Career Planning, Leadership,...

Schedule of Volumes to the U.S. Serial Set: 1970 to Current

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:35:56 GMT

Part of LLSDC's Legislative Source Book 91st Congress - - 2nd Session (1970) - PDF 92nd Congress - - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1971-1972) - PDF 93rd Congress - - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1973-1974) - PDF 94th Congress - - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1975-1976) - PDF 95th Congress - - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1977-1978) - PDF 96th Congress - - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1979-1980) - PDF 97th Congress - - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1981-1982) - PDF 98th Congress - - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1983-1984) - PDF 99th Congress - - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1985-1986) - PDF 100th Congress - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1987-1988) - PDF 101st Congress - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1989-1990) - PDF 102nd Congress - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1991-1992) - PDF 103rd Congress - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1993-1994) - PDF 104th Congress - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1995-1996) - PDF 105th Congress - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1997-1998) - PDF 106th Congress - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1999-2000) - PDF 107th Congress - 1st...

Open/Closed Information

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:45:19 GMT

Holidays & New Years - Dec 26 & Jan 2 are Federal Holidays A&P - Closing 3pm on Dec 23. Reduced staffing throughout the holidays. Beveridge & Diamond - Closing 3pm on Dec 23. Closed Dec 26. Closing 3pm Dec 30. Closed Jan 2. Birch Stewart Kolasch Birch LLP - Closed Dec 23-26, Dec 30, & Jan 2. Bracewell & Giuliani LLP - Open Dec 23 & Dec 30. Bryan Cave, LLP - Closed Dec 26. Open Dec 30 & Jan 2. Cleary Gottlieb - Closed Dec 26 & Jan 2. Covington & Burling LLP - Closed Dec 26 & Jan 2. Drinker Biddle - Closed Dec 26 & Jan 2. Likely closing early Dec 30, call 202-230-5657 for ILL. Fairfax Public Law Library - Closed Dec 23, 26, 30 & Jan 2 FCC Library - Call 202-418-0450 for ILL from Dec 26-30. Fried Frank - Closing 3:30pm Dec 23. Closed Dec 26 & Jan 2. Goodwin Procter - Closed Dec 26 & Jan 2. Holland & Knight - Closed Dec 23, Dec 26, & Jan 2 Ivins Phillips and Barker - Open, but between Dec 27-Jan 3, contact Patsy Mack 202-662-1441 Kelley Drye and...

Commercial Legislative Histories of U.S. Laws on the Internet Popular Name Order

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:19:17 GMT

The list below includes those of Westlaw (WL), Lexis (Lex) and HeinOnline (Hein). These direct links are accessible only via password or credit card - see Explanatory Notes. See also list & links to free Legislative Histories of Selected U.S. Laws on the Internet. Note: Direct links to Westlaw & Lexis histories may not function on earlier browser versions. Click here for Public Law Number Order PL 079-324 - Administrative Procedure Act, 1946 (Hein1, Hein2) PL 095-256 – Age Discrimination in Employment Act Amdts of 1978 (Hein) PL 090-202 - Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (Hein) PL 069-254 - Air Commerce Act of 1926 (Hein) PL 092-203 - Alaska Native Claims...

Sources for the Text of Congressional Bills and Resolutions

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:13:40 GMT

Part of LLSDC's Legislative Source Book Online Sources Library of Congress - Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation - Bills and Resolutions - - House Bills and Resolutions, 6th thru 42nd Congresses (1799 - 1873) - - Senate Bills and Resolutions, 16th thru 42nd Congresses (1819 - 1873) THOMAS - Bills and Resolutions from the 101st Cong. (1989) to the Present GPO FDsys - Cong. Bills & Res. from 103rd Cong. (1993) to the Present (PDF & HTML) GovTrack.us - Bill Search from the 106h Cong. (1999) to the Present CQ Roll Call - Subscription - Bills and Resolutions from the 100th Cong. (1987) to Present LexisNexis.com - Subscription - Bills & Res. from the 101st Cong. (1989) to Present Westlaw.com - Subscription - Bills & Res. from the 102d Cong. (1991) to Present Microform Sources Law Library of Congress - Bills and Resolutions, 1789 to near Present (Microfilm and Paper) Center for Research Libraries in Chicago - 1st to 72d Cong., 1789-1933...

Foreign and International Law

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:27:45 GMT

Objective | Membership | Recent and Future Activities | Links of Interest Objective The Foreign and International Law Special Interest Section (FIL/SIS) serves as a forum for the exchange of information and ideas on foreign and international law librarianship. The FIL/SIS strives to promote the participation of LLSDC members in its activities and takes a leading role in representing FIL/SIS members' interest and concerns within the LLSDC. Membership Membership is open to any Regular, Student or Life member of the LLSDC with an interest in foreign and international law and/or foreign and international law librarianship, upon payment of section dues. Current Officers Esther Cho Recent and Future Activities FUTURE ACTIVITIES: See Calendar for details RECENT EVENTS: State Department Library Tour (June 18, 2003); Free Trade and Economic Integration in Asia: The Changing Legal Landscape (April 2, 2003); Fundamentals of Foreign Legal Research: Japan;...

United States Statutes and the United States Code Historical Outlines, Notes, Lists, Tables, and SourcesPart of LLSDC's Legislative Source Book

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:51:58 GMT

Compiled by Richard J. McKinney Assistant Law Librarian, Federal Reserve Board Last revised in November 2011 The U.S. Statutes at Large is a chronological arrangement of all laws enacted by Congress. The U.S. Code is an updated, subject arrangement of all general and permanent U.S. law so enacted. Historical Outlines, Explanatory Notes, Lists Basic Overview on How Federal Laws Are Published, Organized and Cited [PDF] How to Find U.S. Statutes and U.S. Code Citations [PDF] (Fourth Rev. Ed, 1980; Office of the Federal Register) Detailed Guide to the United States Code Content and Features [Beta] (Office of the Law Revision Counsel) United States Code: Historical Outline and Explanatory Notes [PDF] United States Code: List of Positive Law Titles with Enacting Cites and Location to Revision Notes [PDF] Unraveling the Mysteries of the U.S. Code (a Q&A) [PDF] The Authority of Statutes Placed in Section Notes...

Electronic Sources for Federal Legislative History Documents with Years/Congresses Available

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:39:41 GMT

Part of LLSDC's Legislative Source Book By Richard J. McKinney, Assistant Law Librarian, Federal Reserve Board; last updated in June 2011 - LLSDC.org/Sourcebook/ (Note: In each listing group non-fee based sources precede those that are fee based in italic) Legislative History Electronic Compilations (selected committee reports & other related documents) LLSDC.org - has links to leg. hist's on Internet, practitioner's guide to compiling, union list, others THOMAS - has bill histories (from 1973) w links to related bills (1989), repts (1995), CR p. (2001+) Westlaw - has a linked leg. history Web site; caters specifically to academics and students Westlaw - has some 21,000 digitized GAO leg. histories (FED-LH file - 1924-1994 - premium srvc) Westlaw - has linked leg. history docs to public law cites (PL 93-259, etc.) from 1974 to present Westlaw - has LH file (USCCAN cmte repts 1948+); TELECOM-LH & others...

Law Library Lights

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:54:49 GMT

Purpose
The Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C., Inc., publishes Law Library Lights for the education and enjoyment of its members. Lights is published quarterly. For past issues and information on upcoming issues, click here.

Editor
Jill Smith

Assistant Editor

Melanie Oberlin

Tech Talk
Harvey Morrell

Book Review
Dawn Bohls

Member News
Shannon O'Connell

Publisher/Graphic Designer
Cindy Dyer
Dyer Design
E-mail: dyerdesign@aol.com
Voice: 703-971-9038

An Overview of the Congressional Record and Its Predecessor Publications

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:57:37 GMT

Part of LLSDC's Legislative Source Book by Richard J. McKinney, Assistant Law Librarian Federal Reserve Board Law Library Last revised in October, 2011 Originally published by the Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C. Law Library Lights; Winter 2002, Vol. 46, No. 2, p. 16-22 PDF Version [Annals] [Register] [Globe] [Record] [Contents] [Digest] [Index] [Appendix] [Electronic CR] [Citing] [Senate] [House] [Notes] House and Senate Journals Article I, section five of the Constitution of the United States provides that each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings and from time to time publish the same. Pursuant to this clause, the Journal of the United States House of Representatives and the Journal of the United Sates Senate have provided legislative action proceedings for their respective bodies since 1789. They include no verbatim or summary remarks of debates - just the legislative minutes, including...

Committees

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:11:09 GMT

Arrangements Pam Lipscomb (Chair) Bylaws Bill Grady (Chair) Ed O'Rourke Education Todd Venie (Chair) Esther Cho Arlene Fletcher Mary Kate Hunter Melanie Oberlin Jennifer Pelaia Elections Mike Gentile (Chair) General Legal Publications Union List Keith Gabel (Chair) Ann Green David Gunn Government Relations Catherine Dunn (Co-Chair) History & Archives Vacant Joint Spring Workshop Carla Evans (Treasurer) Abigail Ross (2010 Meeting Co-Chair) Margaret Bartlett (2010 Meeting Co-Chair) Law Library Lights Ripple Weistling (Editor) Membership Morgan M. Stoddard (Chair) Mentoring Jeff Bird (Chair)...

Education Committee

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:58:17 GMT

Chairperson: Todd Venie Committee Members: Esther Cho Arlene Fletcher Mary Kate Hunter Melanie Oberlin Jennifer Pelaia To volunteer or suggest a program, please contact Todd Venie. All suggestions and comments are welcome. Purpose The Education Committee provides educational programs, speakers, seminars and classes useful to the membership. All programs are intended to accomplish the following goals: 1. Amplify or focus on substantive areas of law or library science; 2. Provide a forum for discussion of techniques, skills, and problems in the workplace; 3. Offer opportunities to discuss new developments in law librarianship in the workplace; 4. Provide general interest programs that may not be directly related to law libraries but which may enhance the careers or work life of the...

Explanatory Notes to Legislative Histories of U.S. Laws on the Internet

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:07:44 GMT

Part of LLSDC's Legislative Source Book and it's compilation of Legislative Histories of Selected U.S. Laws on the Internet The legislative history site to non-commercial and to commercial legislative histories is jointly sponsored by the Society's Federal Law Libraries Special Interest Section and Legislative Research Special Interest Section. Many of the non-commercial histories come from Federal agency libraries with special thanks to the U.S. libraries at the Department of Commerce, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Department of Justice. It is hoped that other agencies and firms will add their collections to it in the future. Listed commercial legislative history products are from Westlaw, LexisNexis and HeinOnline and are briefly described below, along with the new legislative history products from Proquest. Federal legislative histories are generally considered compilations of related documents to a specific U.S. public law that precede the law's enactment and...

Commercial Legislative Histories of U.S. Laws on the Internet Public Law Number Order

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:00:55 GMT

The list below includes those of Westlaw (WL), Lexis (Lex) and HeinOnline (Hein). These direct links are accessible only via password or credit card - see Explanatory Notes. See also list & links to free Legislative Histories of Selected U.S. Laws on the Internet Note: Direct links to Westlaw and Lexis histories may not function on earlier browser versions. Click here for Popular Name Order PL 000-000 - Bank of United States - Acts of 1780, 1791, 1815 (Hein) PL 060-349 - Copyright Act - 1909 Leg. Hist. of ...(Hein) PL 064-377 - Excess Profits Tax Act, 1917 & amdts to 1946 (Hein) PL 065-091 - Trading with the Enemy Act, 1917 & amdts until 1952 (Hein) (Hein2) PL 069-254 - Air Commerce Act of 1926 (Hein) PL 069-257 - Railway Labor Act of 1926 (Hein) PL 069-639 - McFadden Act, 1927- Banking Acts 1913-1956 (Hein) PL 071-798 - Davis-Bacon Act, 1931 (Hein) PL 073-022 - Securities Act of 1933 (Hein) PL 073-066 - Banking Act of 1933 (Glass-Steagall Act)...