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This is a chronological, but still incomplete, list of United States federal legislation. Congress has enacted approximately 200–600 statutes during each of its 119 biennial terms so more than 30,000 statutes have been enacted since 1789.
America COMPETES Act [2] Increased fuel economy requirements. Phased out incandescent light bulbs. Encouraged biofuel development. Created ARPA-E. 2008 Public Law 110-343, [3] incorporating: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 [4] Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fill Suspension and Consumer Protection Act; Energy Improvement and Extension ...
At the federal level of government in the United States, laws are made almost exclusively by legislation. Such legislation originates as an Act of Congress passed by the U.S. Congress; such acts were either signed into law by the president or passed by Congress after a presidential veto. So, legislation is not the only source of regulations.
[1] [2] The holding in these cases empowered the Supreme Court to strike down enacted laws that were contrary to the Constitution. [3] In this role, for example, the Court has struck down state laws for failing to conform to the Contract Clause (see, e.g., Dartmouth College v.
Previous to the 1920s, the role of the federal government in energy was restricted to the disposition of oil, gas, and coal on federal lands. The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 30 U.S.C. § 181 et seq. is the major federal law that authorizes and governs leasing of public lands for developing deposits of hydrocarbons and other minerals.
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The order states that the heads of executive departments and agencies "shall immediately take action, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, to require compliance with CDC guidelines with respect to wearing masks, maintaining physical distance, and other public health measures" by visitors and employees of federal land and properties, and commands the Secretary of Health and Human ...
Treaty-making between various Native American governments and the United States officially concluded on March 3, 1871 with the passing of the United States Code Title 25, Chapter 3, Subchapter 1, Section 71 (25 U.S.C. § 71). Pre-existing treaties were grandfathered, and further agreements were made under domestic law.