Every day (while it is in session), Congresses passes thousands of pages of laws affecting millions of people. Most of these pages not even the legislators read. Most of the laws are obscure, in the sense that they will never hit the news or make the water cooler. How, historically, have these laws been disseminated and communicated to the people they affect? Let's take a specific example: You are a small business owner. Congress passes some law that requires you to do something -- maybe it's an HR issue, maybe it's a safety issue, maybe it pertains to something you sell, who knows. How do you find out that such a law has been passed?
Is there a clearinghouse that digests all the laws and communicates the information to those who are interested? E.g., is there someone who will tell me when anything is passed that pertains to handling ammonium nitrate, or to retail sales, or to residential wiring? Or is it all hit and miss?
2006-07-26
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