Surveying the acronyms, slogans and victim names that serve as titles for measures introduced in Congress and other legislative bodies, some of which may graduate to the U.S. Code and other statute books.
New to the art form? This Wall Street Journal article will get you orientated. Also, for more information on how some of these titles mislead lawmakers and the citizenry, find some academic commentary from Brian Christopher Jones here: https://works.bepress.com/brian_jones/.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Get Out!
Hey Aliens, Rep. Gary Miller's (R., Calif.) H.R. 1196 spells it out for you: Sec. 1. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the `Loophole Elimination and Verification Enforcement Act' or the `LEAVE Act'.
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