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Brinkley Act: Section 325(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 that was written into law in an attempt to halt live broadcasting from radio studios in the United States linked to high-powered "border blaster" transmitters on the Mexican side of the international border, via telephone land lines. This provision was carried through into the ...
302 U.S. 623 (1938) Black 8-0[e] none none certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1st Cir.) decree reversed United States v. Jackson: 302 U.S. 628 (1938) Black 8-0[e] none none certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (4th Cir.) judgment affirmed Ex parte Levitt: 302 U.S. 633 (1937 ...
To amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code, popularly known as the Freedom of Information Act, to provide for public access to information in an electronic format, and for other purposes. Pub. L. 104–231 (text) 104-232: October 2, 1996 (No short title)
Signed into law by President Barack Obama on May 29, 2015 The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 ( S. 178 , Pub. L. 114–22 (text) (PDF) ) is an Act of Congress introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2015, and signed into law by United States President Barack Obama on May 29, 2015. [ 1 ]
Acceptance of Gifts Act of October 10, 1978 (7 USC 2269, Public Law 95-442) - Authorizes FS acceptance of cash and donations of real personal property. Cooperative Funds and Deposits Act of December 12, 1975 (16 USC 565a1-a3, Public Law 94-148) - Authorizes FS and partners to perform work from which they would accrue mutual non-monetary benefit.
The Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 or FEPCA (H.R. 5241, Pub. L. 101–509) is a United States federal law relating to the salaries for employees of the United States Government. In the 1980s, salaries for civil servants in the executive branch had fallen behind private sector pay. FEPCA was enacted to provide guidelines to ...
In 1970, Richard Nixon signed the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 into law. This law transformed the United States Post Office Department into the modern United States Postal Service. This was in response to a growing deficit in the post-war years and a nationwide strike by postal workers. [3] [4]
It remained the nation's primary law regulating campaign finance in federal elections until the passage of the Federal Election Campaign Act in 1971. The Act was signed by President William Howard Taft on June 25, 1910. The Act built upon the prohibition on corporate contributions in the Tillman Act of 1907 and was codified at 2 U.S.C. Section 241.