How Congress Works: Committee Reports
When a Senate or House committee reports a bill to the full body, a committee “report” is written which described the reason for the bill,… Read More »How Congress Works: Committee Reports
When a Senate or House committee reports a bill to the full body, a committee “report” is written which described the reason for the bill,… Read More »How Congress Works: Committee Reports
Bills that are completed, or “marked up” by various legislative committees are placed on legislative schedules called “Calendars.” Legislation that is reported from a committee… Read More »How Congress Works: House Calendar
Amendments: Amendments are formal proposals to change part or all of the underlying text of a bill or another amendment. They must be formally adopted by… Read More »How Congress Works: A Glossary of Terms
The House Legislative Process – A Short Course “All Legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall… Read More »How Congress Works: The House
Article I, Section 1, of the United States Constitution, provides that: All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United… Read More »How Congress Works: Basic Structure and Powers
House Rules-Committee of the Whole The House of Representatives’ Committee of the Whole is comprised of at least any 100 of the 435 members of… Read More »How Congress Works: House Rules
So how does Congress work? ALL’s Public Policy Department has prepared this legislative primer to help guide rookie pro-life activists, who sometimes are intimidated by… Read More »How Congress Works: Intro
We have seen articles exposing Miers as someone “conservative” and as someone “liberal.”
A recent report identifies Virginia House of Delegates member Mithcell Van Yahres as pro-abortion and Catholic.
What a blessing it is to read a bishop’s statement that Catholics cannot be both Catholic and pro-abortion. What is even better is reading his words about the actual reality of sin.
Explicit: implies such plainness and distinctness that there is no room for ambiguity or reason for difficulty in interpretation. Implicit: implied or indicated but not actually expressed,… Read More »Declaration on Truth and Life: Glossary
in this issue: hot button issue: PRO-LIFE MEMORIAL DAYabortion: COCKTAILS ANYONE? / VICTIMIZING VICTIMSculture of death: CHILDREN AS CHATTELculture of life: KATRINA SURVIVORSmorning-after abortion pills: MEXICO / PRESSUREplanned parenthood: HEWLETT FOUNDATIONstem… Read More »Communique – Sep. 30, 2005