Asbestos Bill Hits More Snags, Lawmakers Say
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A U.S. Senate plan to create a $140  billion asbestos compensation fund hit more snags this week as  support sagged among the Republican majority, lawmakers said on  Tuesday.
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After cobbling together a string of copyright bills in the hopes of gaining enough support for final passage, lawmakers are ripping the package asunder in
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A bill approved Thursday requires new disclosure of lobbyists' role in 'bundling' checks from many contributors, destined for lawmakers' war chests.
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U.S. lawmakers wrote to regulators on Monday expressing concern that some banks are processing unsigned checks used by fraudsters seeking to drain money from the accounts of vulnerable people.
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One stage in the life of bills making their way through Congress has been shoved aside recently.
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The government may be spending too much time and money seizing knives and other potentially dangerous items from airline passengers and too little on preventing terrorist attacks against other forms of transportation, lawmakers said Tuesday.
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Consumer groups are criticizing the governmentâs handling of problems with Sears kitchen ranges in an effort to pressure legislators to toughen safety laws.
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The outlook dimmed for establishing  a fund to compensate asbestos victims this year after the  Senate majority leader on Monday left it off a list of  priorities for the few days left in the legislative period.
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The highly classified program has provoked opposition from lawmakers questioning its necessity and rapidly escalating price.
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A House panel advanced a bill to close gaps in the Freedom of Information Act and speed the release of government documents, but the legislation seemed unlikely to pass this year.
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Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee asked for further changes in a plan for a &#36;140 billion asbestos compensation fund at a meeting to air their concerns, a key lawmaker said on Thursday.
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The passage of a major U.S. tax bill containing a buyout for tobacco farmers has frustrated advocates who had hoped to link the funding to new laws regulating cigarettes.
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Despite dismay from telecom firms and the Department of Justice, lawmakers on Capitol Hill appear ready to once again put their weight behind laws designed to crack down on pretexting.
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With underfunded pensions  threatening to become the U.S. taxpayer's next  multibillion-dollar headache, lawmakers are working on a  long-term fix for struggling traditional retirement plans.
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The government for decades has failed to meet legal deadlines for tougher energy efficiency standards for appliances and other equipment, costing consumers and industry tens of billions of dollars in electric costs, a congressional study said Thursday.
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President Bush's decision to resume U.S. aid to the Palestinian government has left some lawmakers uneasy, including at least one Republican who wants to pass a law that would reverse it.
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THOUSANDS of current and future asbestos disease victims could miss out on compensation after the foundation James Hardie Industries set up for the purpose yesterday said it might have to wind up within weeks.