WashingtonWatch.com Digest – October 29, 2012
Posted by Jim Harper, October 29, 2012 at 10:00 am
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On the Blog: Court Reviews Surveillance Law
The Supreme Court is going ahead with reviewing a 2008 amendment to surveillance law on Monday, come Hurricane Sandy or high water!
Read about it in a post entitled: “Congress’s Work in the Supreme Court“
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Featured Item
The House and Senate have adjourned until after the election. The most recent new law is Public Law 112-196, the Military Commercial Driver’s License Act of 2012.
The federal government controls state commercial driver’s license (CDL) policies by threatening to withhold highway funds from states that don’t comply with federal requirements. P.L. 112-196 permits states to issue CDLs to individuals who are active duty in the armed forces and whose duty station is located there.
There is no cost estimate available for P.L. 112-196.
P.L. 112-196
The Military Commercial Driver’s License Act of 2012
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What People Think
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Displayed below are new, updated, and passed items with their cost or savings per family.
New Items
S. 65
The Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2011
S. 3322
The Servicemembers’ Protection Act of 2012
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Passed Items
P.L. 112-196
The Military Commercial Driver’s License Act of 2012
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