Using local area unemployment statistics in federal program administration

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The Local Area Unemployment Statistics program, part of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, produces statistics that have been valuable in targeting resources of federal programs. These statistics have the advantages of being objective, consistent and comparable across states and areas within states while being produced on a timely basis, six weeks after the reference week. This statistics should be used in the administration of the new welfare programs under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act.

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Statistics, Unemployment, Labor supply, Labor force, Statistics (Mathematics), Domestic policy, Government programs

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Congress can disapprove federal agency rules

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1996 regulatory reform legislation passed by Congress and enacted by Pres. Clinton will impose additional responsibilities on administrative agencies and provide individuals charged with violations with additional remedies. Congress will have the opportunity to block any regulations promulgated that qualify as major rules because their economic impact will exceed $1 million. Regulations impacting small business will be subject to additional reviews, and agencies will be created to represent small business interests.

Other General Government Support, Agencies-Administrative, Economic aspects, Laws, regulations and rules, Industry regulations, Government regulation of business, Trade regulation, Administrative agencies, Government agencies, Administrative acts

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Congressional influence on labor policy: how Congress has influenced outcomes without changing the law

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The article argues that Congress can influence extra-legislative measures, including confirmation, appropriations and oversight processes, and personal pressure, and that is important to take such measures into account when examining public policy changes. Although only able to pass a few relatively minor bills, the Republican Party which achieved congressional majority with the 1994 election has made effective use of such extra-legislative measures to influence labor policy.

United States, Interpretation and construction, Labor policy

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