Clerk of the United States House of Representatives

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    The law-making process starts when a member of Congress introduces a bill, with several other members that sponsors to show support for the proposed bill. As soon as the bill is introduced, the bill is sent to the clerk of the chamber to number the bill: HR 1 for House of Representatives and S 1 for the Senate. Thereafter, the bill is printed and distributed to the appropriate committee/s for the consideration of the bill. The committee refers the bill to its subcommittee, who researches the bill

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    The Lobbyist Group

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    reforming policies, billions of dollars need to be spent by them. According to the Lobbying Disclosure Act, the money that paid for lobbying needs to be registered with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House. Health care lobbying is one of the big lobbyists in the United States,

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    problems that the new republic faced. Only about 5% of all white males voted to ratify the new constitution and only two states continued to support the articles of the confederation. There was one state though that threatened

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    Greg Peterson DOB: 1759 ANTI-FEDERALIST STATE OF BIRTH: Samuel Bryan was born in Pennsylvania in 1759. Pennsylvania at the time was very ethnically and religiously diverse; at one point one third of the population was German. Even before the Constitutional Convention, Pennsylvania was very important. For example, during the pre-Revolutionary War and Revolutionary War years, Pennsylvania held both Continental Congresses. Even then, the state excelled economically, especially in the iron and

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    Millard Fillmore, an unknown figure to many, was one of the most important figures in the United States during the middle nineteenth century. At a young age Fillmore had begun his career of making a living, and supporting a family. As Fillmore matured, he became more and more intrigued with politics and had begun his career as a lawyer. In later years Millard Fillmore became 13th president of the United States. Millard Fillmore had a life of being loved and hated, cherished and forgotten. Millard Fillmore

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    Harry S. Truman Essay

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    Place      Harry S. Truman was born on May 8, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri. 2. Childhood      John A. Truman sold and bought livestock form a lot adjacent to their house when Harry was first born. When Harry was ten months old the Trumans sold their house and stocklot to move to Harrisonville, Missouri. From Harrisonville they moved to Belton, then to Grandview, and finally settled in Independence, Missouri when Harry Truman was six years old. President Truman

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    Louisianans or Louisianans. Louisiana’s total area is 51,843 square miles [Louisiana is the 31st biggest state in the USA]. The population of Louisiana is 4,625,470 (as of 2013) [Louisiana is the 25th most populous state in the USA]. On April 30, 1803 U.S. envoys agreed to pay $11,250,000 and assume claims of American citizens against France in the amount of $3,750,000. In exchange, the United States acquired the vast domain of Louisiana Territory, some 828,000 square miles of land. The treaty was dated

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    Abe Lincoln was shot on April 14,1865, he was then taken to the peterson house where he died the next day. He was never really afraid of death as he once said,”And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." Lincoln was a man who did everything from being working on a ferryboat and later built a flatboat. He built a second flatboat as an independent operator.Landed a job as a clerk in general store in New Salem, he then volunteered to fight indians.Afterwards

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    A Short Biography of William McKinley

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    Introduction A. Background information B. Anecdote C. Map Early Life/Student A. Serious Student B. Allegheny College i. Illness caused dropout C. Worked full-time ii. Worked as clerk Military Career A. Enlisted after war started B. Went up rankings quickly i. Went up for courage C. Fought in savage battles ii. Battle of Antietam Creek Lawyer Career A. Entered Albany Law School

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    Park Service Policy

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    “Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby created in the Department of the Interior a service to be called the National Park Service, which shall be under the charge of a director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary and who shall receive a salary of $4,500 per annum. There shall also be appointed by the Secretary the following assistants and other employees at the salaries designated: One assistant director

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