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FEDERAL ACTS & CODES

Antiterrorism & Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
Pub.L.104-132, April 24, 1996
Antiterrorism & 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.
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993
Pub. L. 103-159, TITLE I, Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1536
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.
Children's Online Protection Act
Pub.L. 105-277,
TITLE XIV
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998
Pub.L. 105-277,
TITLE XIII
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.)
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.
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.

Civil Rights Act of 1991
Pub. L. 102-166, Nov. 21, 1991, 105 Stat. 1071
Clean Air Act
As amended in Pub. L. 101-549, Nov. 15, 1990
The Plain English Guide to the Clean Air Act
Clean Water Act
As amended in Pub. L. 95-217, 1977 (33 U.S.C. s/s 1251 et seq.)
Clean Water Act: A Summary of the Law
Congressional Research Service
Cuban Libertad and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996
Pub. L. 104-114, March 12, 1996
Digital Millenium Copyright Act
Pub. L. 105-304, October 28, 1998
Endangered Species Act of 1973
16 U.S.C. ---- 1531-1544, December 28, 1973, as amended 1976-1982, 1984 and 1988.
Endangered Species: Continuing Controversy
Congressional Research Service report describing the history of the Endangered Species Act and proposed legislation to amend the Act.
A Summary of the ESA and Implementation Activities
Administration, history and evolution of the ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, including its relationship to CITES.
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
A Congressional Research Service report describing the background and amendments to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

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.)
Citizen's Guide to Using the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974
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

Gun Free Schools Act of 1994
Pub. L. 103-382, Oct. 20, 1994 (20 USC 70)
The Hatch Act
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
Public Law 104-208 (Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997)
The International Anti-Bribery and Fair Competition Act of 1998
Pub. L. 105-366, November 10, 1998 (amends Foreign Corrupt Practices Act)
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998
Pub. L. 105-292, October 27, 1998
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
NEPANet

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.)
Superfund (The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act - CERCLA), 1980
42 USC 103, as amended in 1986
Superfund Factbook
Congressional Research Service

Telecommunications Act of 1996
Pub. L. 104-104,
TITLE V, February 8, 1996
USA Patriot Act
Passed in response to the need for additional security, this legislation has impacts on civil liberties and immigration issues.
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
Pub. L. 103-322, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1796
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
Dept. of Justice description of the provisions of the Act.

War Powers Resolution
Pub. L. 93-148, Nov. 7, 1973, 87 Stat. 555 (
TITLE 50, SEC. 1541 et seq.)
Welfare Reform Act of 1996 (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996)
Pub.L. 104-193, August 22, 1996