Senate Floor Debates: Presidential Inability and Vacancies in the Office of the Vice President: Conference Report

Discussion of Senate Joint Resolution 1 and Conference Report No. 564. Further debate on the proposed constitutional amendment regarding presidential succession and inability.https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/twentyfifth_amendment_congressional_materials/1026/thumbnail.jp

The Facts About Human Trafficking for Forced Labor

Defines human trafficking, details the various forms of forced labor, and explains the United States’ efforts to limit it worldwide, with special reference to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000 and 2003. This law provides tools for the U.S. to combat trafficking in persons, both domestically and abroad. One of the key components of the law is the creation of the Trafficking in Persons Report

The Black Labor Force in the Recovery

[Excerpt] African-Americans or blacks made up 12 percent of the United States labor force in 2010. Overall, 18 million blacks were employed or looking for work, representing 62.2 percent of all black people.In 2010, about half of blacks aged 16 and older had a job and 17.5 percent of those employed worked part-time. Blacks are the only racial or ethnic group where women represent a larger share of the employed than do men—more than half (54.3 percent) of employed blacks in 2010 were women, compared to 46.3 percent among employed whites. Employed black women still earn less than employed black men

Presidential Succession Act of 2003

A proposed bill to enable the President to select a successor in the case that both the President and Vice President are unable to serve. This proposed bill requires the President to submit the presidential succession list, with either the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the office of the Minority Leader of the House as the office designated as the highest on the presidential succession list and either the Office of the Majority Leader of the Senate or the office of the Minority Leader of the Senate as next highest on the list.https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/twentyfifth_amendment_congressionalmaterials_ppsl/1007/thumbnail.jp

Foreign Labor Trends Report: 2007 United States of America

An overview of recent trends in the United States\u27 labor market, government, economy and trade

Presidential Succession Act of 2007

A proposed bill that modifies the presidential succession list to include, following the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Ambassador to the United Nations, the Ambassador to Great Britain, the Ambassador to Russia, the Ambassador to China, and the Ambassador to France.https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/twentyfifth_amendment_congressionalmaterials_ppsl/1002/thumbnail.jp

Foreign Labor Trends Report: 2006 India

An overview of recent trends in India\u27s labor market, government, economy and trade

The Hispanic Labor Force in the Recovery

[Excerpted] At nearly 23 million, people of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity represented 15 percent of the United States’ labor force in 2010. By 2018, Hispanics are expected to comprise 18 percent of the labor force. In 2010, 59 percent of Hispanics aged 16 and over were employed and just under 1 in 5 of those employed were working part-time. Forty-one (41) percent of all employed Hispanics in 2010 were women, compared to 46 percent among employed whites. Women represent a smaller share of the Hispanic labor force both because of the high labor force participation of Hispanic men and the lower labor force participation rate of Hispanic women compared to whites

Presidential Inability and Vacanies in the Office of the Vice President

Congressional conference report on the inability and succession of the Vice President.https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/twentyfifth_amendment_congressional_materials/1022/thumbnail.jp

Foreign Labor Trends Report: 2008 United Kingdom

An overview of recent trends in the United Kingdom\u27s labor market, government, economy and trade