Housing. Legislative Proposals

Mental incapacity: some proposals for legislative reform.

While the decision of the House of Lords in Re F in [1990] clarified somewhat the law concerning the treatment of the mentally incapacitated adult, many uncertainties remained. This paper explores proposals discussed in a recent government green paper for reform of the law in an area involving many difficult ethical dilemmas.

Issue Attention and Legislative Proposals in the U.S. Senate

Update on Medicare graduate medical education law, regulations, and legislative proposals.

Bill Sponsorship in Congress: The Moderating Effect of Agenda Positions on Legislative Proposals

Positions of influence over the legislative agenda provide greater opportunities for shaping policy outcomes. Do legislators take advantage of this? If they do, when the median is pivotal and legislators’ goals reflect both position taking and policy seeking, greater influence over the agenda leads legislators to moderate their bills relative to legislators with lower agenda priority. Analysis ...

The Science Teacher and Legislative Proposals for the Promotion of Science.