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H.R. 185 - PAR Act

H.R. 185 — Program Assessment and Results Act POSITION: We OPPOSE this bill. Description

H.R. 1229 - Attack on Consent Decrees

H.R. 1229 — Consent Decree Fairness Act POSITION: We OPPOSE this bill. Description Attacks consent decrees (the agreements that resolve cases so that they don't have to go all the way to trial) in federal court cases against state and local governments for violating federal law and ignoring your rights. Would require these agreements to expire any time there is a change in administration or every four years. Makes civil rights litigation against state and local governments more uncertain. 3/1/2005--Introduced.

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S. 489 - Attack on Consent Decrees

S. 489 — Consent Decree Fairness Act POSITION: We OPPOSE this bill. Description Attacks consent decrees (the agreements that resolve cases so that they don't have to go all the way to trial) in federal court cases against state and local governments for violating federal law and ignoring your rights. Would require these agreements to expire any time there is a change in administration or every four years. Makes civil rights litigation against state and local governments more uncertain. 3/1/2005--Introduced.

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H.R. 3277 - Federal Agency Performance Review and Sunset Act

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H.R. 3282 - Abolishment of Obsolete Agencies and Federal Sunset Act of 2005

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S. 1399 - Government Reorganization and Program Performance Review Act

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H.R. 3143 - Major Regulation Cost Review Act of 2005

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S. 1388 - Regulatory Flexibility Reform Act

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H.R. 682 - Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act

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Report of Newest U.S. Mad Cow Case Highlights USDA Failures

After seven months of silence, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed the second U.S. case of mad cow disease on June 24, highlighting the need for more stringent regulatory protections of the nation's beef supply. Seven months before the USDA announcement, government scientists ran a test that indicated that a U.S. cow was infected with mad cow disease. The result of this test was never publicly disclosed. According to the New York Times,

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