Legislative Review

BIG VOTE 2008 NEWSLETTER

THE IOWA CAUCUS

Welcome to Blacks In Government's Legislative Action Center for up-to-date information on legislation that impacts African-American public services employees and military personnel and retirees. This internet-based information system will provide members with 24 hour-a-day access to important information on legislative issues and related matters to keep you informed and mobilize you to act.

National Legislative Review Committee: Ron Mathis, Chairperon, Yolanda Brown-Harris, Region V; Region XI; Joi Johnson, Region III; Priscilla Martin, Region VII; Bonita Oden, Region XI; Merton Simpson, Region II; Rhonda Scott-Johnson, Region XI; Barry Smith, Region III; Glenn Smith, Region III (Immediate-Past Chair), and M. Pat Swailes, Region XI.

CURRENT ISSUES

FEDERAL LEGISLATION

AGENCY OVERSIGHT AND
HUMAN RESOURCE REFORM

STATE LEGISLATION

· 2005 Defense Authorization Bill

· BRAC

· H.R. 2046, Servicemembers’
Health Insurance Protection (SHIP) Act

· S.B. 1182, Veterans Health Care Improvements Act

· S.B. 58, Space-A Travel Benefits for Disabled Vets

· Telework

RESOURCES

How a Bill Becomes State Law

How a Bill Becomes Federal Law
House
Senate

Write Your Representative

U. S. Senate

U.S. House of Representatives

Upcoming Events on Capitol Hill

· No FEAR
The Law

· MD 715

· Whistleblower Protection

· OMB Circular A-76

Federal policy for the
competition of commercial activities

· Department of Defense National Security
Personnel System (NSPS)

· Department of Homeland Security Human
Resource Management System

· Civil Service Modernization Act

· Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement
and Modernization Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-173)

· Social Security / Pension Reform
President Bush Plan

·Medicaid
·National Conference of State Legislatures
·http://www.ncsl.org/

OTHER LEGISLATIVE MATTERS

· HR 40, A Study of Reparations for African Americans

· HR 40, Tool Kit

· 2005 Help America Vote Act

· Hate Crime Act

· S. Res. 39, Senate Apology

· BIG Resolution

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