News published on Federal Newswire in May 2001

News from May 2001


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a five page proposed rule on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Thompson/Liebermen Announce Witnesses For Thursday Hearing on Election Practices and Procedures

News Release: WASHINGTON- Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Fred Thompson (R-TN) and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) announced that the full committee will hold hearings on Thursday, May 3 and Wednesday, May 9, 2001, on federal elections practices and procedures.


Grassley Comment on the House Pension Vote

News Release: Today the House is expected to pass legislation to expand contribution limits for IRAs and401(k) plans and encourage more companies to offer retirement pensions. Sen. Chuck Grassley,chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Max Baucus, lead Committee Democrat, are thesponsors of similar legislation in the Senate. The Grassley-Baucus Retirement Security and SavingsAct of 2001 (S. 742) has a few slight differences from the House bill. Key differences are...


Grassley Comment on President's Social Security Commission

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, is a long-time advocate ofpreserving Social Security for baby boomers and future generations. He held hearings on that issuevia the Special Committee on Aging, which he chaired until this year, and was a principal sponsorin the last Congress...


News Release: For the past three years, an airplane has been flying over a U.S. Department of Agriculture research center in Beltsville, Md., carrying an "electro-optical" scanner that functions like a remote light meter with a camera-like lens protruding through the plane's underside.


Grassley Seeks Answers in Internet Sales Tax Debate

News Release: Dear Director Crippen: In the last several years, the Congress has had concern about the appropriate policy to pursueregarding state and local government taxation of sales over the internet. Although a state or localgovernment currently may collect sales tax on internet purchases by its residents, enforcement...


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published an eight page rule on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.