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A couple of months I with great THOMAS group this Congress library is a set of plug-ins been working on the latest hard. Fortunately we can you could not stop them before August provided that returns the Congress.  User feedback will continue to drive our latest update.  We collect feedback through THOMAS OpinionLab, questions people ask about our legislation through kirjastonhoitajaa and read other users have to say.

  For example, we've listened to the concerns of neighbouring countries may be used for THOMAS older mobile devices as far as how to find State-level legislation.  We have tried to better coordinate adjustments also Library of Congress with other parts of the site.Just as our improvements at the part-session in January and June is a new page, which describes the changes to the THOMAS. thank you for all the useful feedback that we used to improve the site this year. 

It is not a secret that many people Capitol Hill used BlackBerrys.They are an excellent way to connect to their e-mail, but not so great for navigating a Web site That in mind for. we have the release of the mobile-friendly THOMAS home page display resolution, the smaller devices, including Those of you touch the BlackBerrys. screen Smartphone with we are you optimized for the front page you can take advantage of the larger screens to enjoy full access to the full version of THOMAS. 

  THOMAS & law Library Social Media (left movement of THOMAS available)

  You talked about us on Twitter before use and I am happy to report that it is easier to find the law Library of Congress into account so that you can send and receive information about THOMAS tweets. Our @ LawLibCongress account is available in the left hand navigation pane.In addition, the law Library Facebook, YouTube and iTunes U accounts are to be visible.(I) you have answered a number of issues and legislation in the field of THOMAS our Facebook and Twitter accounts to and sometimes (for the more difficult questions) I refer people Ask A law librarian.

In addition, you can now deploy THOMAS Law Library of social media, new General footer includes links to the Library of Congress on social media and by all means let us know.The coordination of certain provisions laid down by the Congress of the library is still through to our websites and to the global footer is a good example of this. [1] [2] it also includes Speech enabled link that help to improve the usability of THOMAS.

Related legislation, Arizona State legislation was introduced in our law kirjastonhoitajaa began receiving it. We realized to page link sources than THOMAS at State level it would be a good idea. Christine organized for the THOMAS all States, regions and the District of Columbia links. our new State legislation page displays a map links to legislative bodies.

Oh, and you do not forget to see our blog, since the front page of Legis, Custodia. it is the current operation is THOMAS!

Tweeting THOMAS and connecting to Congress

16 August 2010 by Andrew Weber

   We are a big Twitter this community Congress Library.  Library of Congress account will be closed is 100 000 descendants.  Law Library account has grown steadily since last October.I work with a colleague's tweet @ LawLibCongress account. Twitter can be a great tool to determine whether the legislation and what of the Congress of thinking.

  THOMAS

THOMAS you can tweet directly, using the example of the law, H.R. 1586, look in the upper-right corner, click Share, and save, and then Twitter.  Twitter will open in a new window (and assuming that you are logged in), you get: 

THOMAS-Bill summary and status – H.R. 1586 – http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.111hr1586

A couple of changes to normally before the tweeting a Hasbro Games Checks bill of materials.(I) be .gov THOMAS is added. (so that information can be found in the tweets and not only for all thomas.gov appointed Thomas), change the number of the laws of the hashtag (in which case it is easier to find the other), shorten the link and add a hashtag # usbill General.So it becomes something like this:

Thomas.gov weekly Top Bill – # HR1586-http://go.usa.gov/c8t # usbill

Congress

Twitter can quickly see what your member is thinking or working with multiple sites, is trying to pull together all the members of the Congress of the Twitter accounts. One, which focuses on particular Twitter is TweetCongress which proclaims:

We are the United States Government are more complete Tweeple establish communication and openness to the Congress of the United States of America hereby tweet.

Second, a Twitter, but it is slightly wider (including news and updates on YouTube) is Legistalker.The United States active in the newspaper, Hill, is a program administered by the tweets Twitter in the room, Hill, focusing on the blog.Or you can search for programs, such as the Congress of 411 (iPhone) or Congress (Android).

What happens to the Congress via Twitter to date there are several ways How you can keep?.

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What the Congress to send the President?

13. August 2010, by Andrew Weber

Do you want to know what Congress just passed and sent down Pennsylvania Avenue?

  You can track through the 
THOMAS.  The Chairman addressed Bills RSS feed and email notification.It displays the Bills that have passed the House of representatives and the Senate and sent to the White House President's decision to sign the law or not.

A current example is H.R. 6080 (complementary appropriations shall be made in the event of emergency, the edge protection shall expire at the end of the 30 September 2010 for the financial year and for other purposes).I have received my e-mail notification, the Chairman Presented the last night. approved by the House and Senate passed on Tuesday, the unanimous consent of yesterday.

There are a lot of law organised by and talk to each session of Congress.Select more than one invoice to the President and through.Enter to track THOMAS!

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Women's votes

2. September 2010, Christine Sellers

26. August 2010, the exercise of the right to vote in the United States is gaining on the 90th anniversary of the women. The United States Constitution, on the basis of the 19th amendment was transferred to the House of representatives on 21. May 1919, 304 89 votes. Senate passes the change to 4 June 56 25 votes. Tennessee ratified the 18. August 1920, clear the change in the final three-fourths of the States required hylkäysrajan consent. 26.August 1920, Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby have certified that they accept such amendment.

Nineteenth Amendment

Péres Res 1 the proposed nineteenth amendment to the States, and can be seen in the United States Statute is the large size of stat. 362 (picture right). Signed copies of the national archives and shall be deemed to be a picture you can see the online exhibit for the change to the end of the 19th century with more background.

Women's voices (photographer unknown)

The library of Congress is documents and photographs of the 19th amendment to the laws relating to the collection. women in the number of votes: National American women's voting rights Association Collection, 1848-1921, is 167 books, pamphlets and other elections campaign document system artifacts. particularly interesting is the timeline of the document one hundred years toward suffrage.The Congress of the library is also "Votes for women ' elected pictures-1850-1920, graphical text documents as a partner.The law library of Congress includes a commemorative history of the month page women shall be updated on an annual basis.Page deals with the months of history and the Executive and legislative services list of documents.

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Legal Harmony: Oz and N.Z. Share Love

3. September 2010, Kelly Buchanan

  Australian and New Zealand are like the squabbling siblings for a couple of most of the time.  We will make jokes at the expense of each other, including our accents (really are different!), and we love to beat the other sporting events.  Seen a lot of references to this rivalry if ever watched Flight of the Conchords.  But great stuff becomes our (usually) one another's back completely.  We love each other.Actually I said it. ... 

Our love each other's work, it appears that is made to harmonise the regulatory environments in Australia and New Zealand "Closer Economic Relations-free trade agreement after the entry into force in 1983. the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the recognised that there are many advantages to provide goods, services and people than on the most freely move between them and the companies must be able to operate in accordance with the requirements which are equivalent to those laid down in each country.  In fact, ultimately vision towards financial single market. 

In the course of the year has been a wide range of reciprocal arrangements and bilateral agreements in different things.  Some of these require tuning in each country in order to implement the new legislation.  Trans-Tasman Mutual recognition arrangement, which is the "single market" and regulatory financial basis for the coordination and integration of the driver, Battery Powered Camping Fans has led to an effective, in particular as provided for by the legislation in 1997, the Australian and New Zealand.

Last Trans-Tasman Proceedings 2010 were passed to the New Zealand Parliament last week. Australian version of this legislation was issued in March of this year an incorrect 2008. the statutes of the Treaty, the objective is to improve the coordination of these two countries and to ensure that the orders of the Court of another State can be easily implemented by the parties to disputes.  After this, the team officials 2006 a report on the New Zealand and Australia, which was founded in 2003 to examine the questions and suggestions. Legislation:

Allows you to be notified to the civil proceedings relating to the country of the defendant in a country other than the right. judgments of the Court of Justice of civil society in the region expands from one country can be enforced in the other, and these judgments. Introduces the statutory joint implementation for the process to test whether one country Court to decline to resolve a dispute or any other country. visit to greater use of the parties and their lawyers appear remote procedure other country in the implementation of the rules by. improves civil pecuniary penalties and fines for certain cases covered by criminal law of the Court of Justice and the rules in the countries of the "give way" streamlines in a country can be enforced in another.

The domestic policy of States and territorial entities, which form the Commonwealth of Australia are also sharing love quite high.I often I asked "what is the Australian law" special issue, and, of course, you want to check whether the case is something that only the Federal Government may legislate () or if it is exclusively governed by the laws of the State. sometimes it is the relevant legislation of each of the levels of Government. can I check the second case is if the holder of the design law, which is provided for each State and territory or which is the development.(I) you have come across a few examples of the work of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of national consumer protection legislation, and the implementation of the specimen, including the development of the legislation.

The Council of Australian Governments, and in particular the various ministerial councils (which can include New Zealand Ministers as well), starts and controls the various policy areas.Is probably not always the contract, and in particular the proposals require a lot of discussion and consultation, but the common interests of the ID (and mutual respect and trust a good dose) means that progress can be made to the legal state of harmony.So that we can only focus on the fun of each other on the network.

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