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/.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
An All-STAR Bill?
Although you may read this title and immediately think of Lebron James, Derek Jeter or Peyton Manning, the All-STAR Act of 2013, sponsored by Sen. Durbin (D., IL) is actually in relation to establishing more public charter schools. Sen. Durbin proposed similar bills in 2010 and 2011, both of which did not get out of the committee stage.
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